UN Security Council Extends UNSMIL Mandate Until March 2016.

Tripoli, 13 September 2015(Lana) The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of the Support Mission in Libya UNSMIL until 15 March 2016. In a resolution it issued on Saturday, it called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Libya, stressing that there was no military solution to the crisis there. The resolution also called on all member states to offer their support to the effort being made by the Head of UNSMIL Bernardino Leon. The Council stated that by releasing this resolution it encourages all members especially in the region to continue to spur the parties in Libya to commit to talks to expeditiously reach positive results. It condemned the use of violence against civilians and state institutions, and the continued escalation, voicing its concern over the escalation of tension and displacement of civilians in South Libya. =Lana=