United Nations Security Council Resolution 2292

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United Nations Security Council Resolution 2292 is a 2016 UN measure authorizing member states to inspect and seize vessels on the high seas off Libya suspected of violating the arms embargo, thereby providing a key legal framework for maritime enforcement operations such as EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations Security Council resolution ⓘ
actingUnderChapter Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
adoptedBy United Nations Security Council ⓘ
adoptionDate 2016-06-14 ⓘ
aimsTo contribute to peace and security in Libya ⓘ
enhance implementation of the arms embargo on Libya ⓘ
prevent the flow of arms into Libya in violation of the arms embargo ⓘ
appliesTo high seas off the coast of Libya ⓘ
authorizes diversion of vessels and arms violating the arms embargo on Libya ⓘ
inspection of vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya ⓘ
seizure of arms and related materiel on vessels violating the arms embargo on Libya ⓘ
callsUpon all Member States to cooperate in inspections of vessels off Libya ⓘ
chapter Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
concerns enforcement of United Nations arms embargo on Libya ⓘ
concernsCountry Libya ⓘ
decisionType binding ⓘ
documentCode S/RES/2292(2016) ⓘ
hasResolutionNumber 2292 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasisFor EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia arms embargo enforcement tasks ⓘ
maritime enforcement of the arms embargo on Libya ⓘ
linkedToOperation EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia ⓘ
meetingNumber 7715 ⓘ
partOf United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Libya ⓘ
reaffirms United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 ⓘ
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 ⓘ
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2144 ⓘ
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2174 ⓘ
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2213 ⓘ
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2214 ⓘ
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2259 ⓘ
region Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
relatesToEmbargo arms embargo on Libya ⓘ
requests Panel of Experts on Libya to report on implementation of the arms embargo ⓘ
Secretary-General to report on implementation ⓘ
requires States conducting inspections to make good-faith efforts to obtain flag State consent ⓘ
States to ensure that any measures taken are consistent with international humanitarian law and human rights law ⓘ
States to promptly report inspections and seizures to the Security Council ⓘ
status in force at time of adoption ⓘ
subject Libya ⓘ
arms embargo ⓘ
maritime security ⓘ
non-proliferation of arms ⓘ
supports Government of National Accord in Libya ⓘ
timeLimited initially 12 months from adoption ⓘ
voteResult adopted unanimously ⓘ
yearOfAdoption 2016 ⓘ

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EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia → legalBasis → United Nations Security Council Resolution 2292 ⓘ
Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/542 → relatedTo → United Nations Security Council Resolution 2292 (2016) ⓘ
linked to: United Nations Security Council Resolution 2292