Mandate of UN support mission to Libya extended; UNSC appreciates ICC verdict; India: No one-size-for-all solution to crises in the Middle East
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    • According to reports, the mandate of the UN mission assisting Libya (UNSMIL) with its democratic transition was extended for 12 months. The mandate was also adjusted to support national efforts to promote rule of law, protect human rights, restore public security and hold free and fair elections. The extension will be subject to review within six months. 1

    In another development, the UN Security Council appreciated the first verdict of the International Criminal Court which found the Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo guilty of conscripting child soldiers under the age of 15 into his militia. 2

    In other developments, in a debate within the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, India warned against foreign ‘intervention through military force or arming of the civilian populations’ and also said that there is no one-size-for-all solution to the crises in the region. India also urged the political leaders of the concerned countries in West Asia and North Africa to resolve the problem through inclusive internal political processes that meet the aspirations of their people. 3

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