UN – Appointment of the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Libya and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (4 February 2025)

France congratulates Hanna Tetteh on her appointment as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Libya. We assure her of our full support for her new position as the head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).

France encourages UNSMIL to pursue its mandate and continue its mediation efforts in order to ensure political unity in Libya. The revival of the political process led by and for Libyans is vital to the formation of a new unified government capable of holding presidential and legislative elections in a timely fashion in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions and the demands of the Libyan people.

France stands with UNSMIL as it carries out its mission to guarantee Libya’s stability and sovereignty. On the security front, it supports UNSMIL’s efforts to ensure the withdrawal of all foreign forces, foreign combatants and mercenaries from Libyan territory. On the economic front, it calls for strengthening transparency at Libya’s economic and financial institutions and for a fair allocation of resources, for the benefit of the Libyan people.