United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
draft resolution
The Security Council,
Recalling its resolution 1970 (2011) and all its subsequent
resolutions on Libya, and support for the Government of National
Accord,
Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence,
territorial integrity and national unity of Libya,
Recalling the objective of the Convention on the Prohibition of the
Development, Production, Stockpiling and use of Chemical Weapons and
on their Destruction (the “Chemical Weapons Convention”) to
exclude completely the possibility of the use of chemical weapons,
Recalling Libya’s accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention in
2004, and the subsequent decisions of the Organization for the
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Executive Council concerning
the destruction of Libya’s declared chemical weapons, including
precursors and notes the need for continued progress in this regard
to ensure the complete destruction of Libya’s chemical weapons,
Welcoming the decision EC-M- 52/DEC/CRP.1 of the Executive Council of
the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) of 20
July on the “Destruction of Libya’s Remaining Chemical Weapons”,
Noting a letter dated 16 July from the Libyan National Authority for
the Chemical Weapons Convention to the OPCW Director-General
informing the Secretariat of the movement of all of its remaining
chemical weapons to a storage site in the north of the country,
requesting the assistance and support of the Secretariat and States
Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention in ensuring the
destruction of Libya’s remaining category 2 chemical weapons on an
expedited basis, and expressing the intent of Libya to cooperate
fully with the OPCW,
Recalling the joint announcement, dated 4 February 2014, by Libya and
OPCW on the complete destruction of Libya’s category 1 chemical
weapons, Determining that the potential for acquisition by non-State
actors of chemical weapons in Libya represents a threat to
international peace and security,
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
1. Endorses the decision EC-M- 52/DEC/CRP.1 of the Executive Council
of the OPCW on 20 July requesting the Director-General to assist
Libya in developing a modified plan of destruction of Libya’s
chemical weapons, that will be considered by the Executive Council,
along with recommendations from the Director General for additional
measures needed to ensure the expeditious transport, storage and
destruction of Libya’s chemical weapons and expressing the
Executive Council’s determination to ensure the destruction of
Libya’s chemical weapons stockpile in a safe and expeditious
manner;
2. Encourages Member States to assist the Government of National
Accord in providing support, including personnel, technical
expertise, information, equipment, and financial and other resources
and assistance, in coordination with the Director-General of the
OPCW, to enable the OPCW to implement the elimination of Libya’s
category 2 chemical weapons safely and in the soonest practicable
timescale;
3. Decides to authorize Member States to acquire, control, transport,
transfer and destroy chemical weapons identified by the
Director-General of the OPCW, consistent with the objective of the
Chemical Weapons Convention, to ensure the elimination of Libya’s
chemical weapons stockpile in the soonest and safest manner, with
appropriate consultations with the Government of National Accord;
4. Requests the Director-General of the OPCW, through the Secretary-
General, to report to the Security Council, on activities related to
the implementation of OPCW Executive Council Decision EC-M-
52/DEC/CRP.1 of this resolution on a regular basis until the
destruction of the remaining chemical weapons is complete and
verified;
5. Reminds Member States of their obligation under Resolution 1540
(2004) that all States shall take and enforce effective measures to
establish domestic controls to prevent the proliferation of nuclear,
chemical or biological weapons and their means of delivery, and
reaffirms its decision that Member States shall inform the Security
Council immediately of any violation of resolution 1540 including
acquisition by non-State actors of chemical weapons, their means of
delivery and related materials;
6. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
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