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Recommendation 14
14
Deferred
Publish a timeline to restore ODA spending to 0.7%, including a protected conflict budget.
Conclusion
For the UK to continue being a lead actor within the United Nations Security Council, and a leading global actor in the prevention and resolution of conflict, it is critical that the Government sets out a pathway and 47 timeline as to how it will return to spending 0.5%, and ultimately 0.7%, of Gross National Income on Official Development Assistance spend as soon as is fiscally possible. This should include details of a protected budget dedicated to conflict prevention, mediation and civilian-led peacebuilding. (Recommendation, Paragraph 66)
Government Response Summary
The government's response details its past and ongoing efforts within the UN Security Council regarding Libya, leading sanctions, and renewing mandates. It does not address the recommendation to set out a timeline for returning to 0.7% GNI on ODA or a protected budget for conflict prevention.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
39. The UK has consistently used the UN platform to press for progress on Libya, even if Council action on the file has received less media attention than other issues. In the last twelve months, eight UN Security Council meetings have been held on Libya’s political situation. HMG led the renewal of the Libya sanctions regime in January, delivering the most significant changes since 2014, including an arms embargo exemption to support military reunification, new sanctions targeting illicit oil exploitation, and controlled exemptions to allow reinvestment of frozen assets for the benefit of the Libyan people. The UK has used meetings in the UN Security Council to call for free, fair, transparent and inclusive national elections, sustainable political progress, and to welcome commitments including those made at the International Follow-Up Committee on Libya in Berlin in June. We are pleased to have led the most recent renewal of the mandate of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), adopted on 31 October 2025. This will allow for the Mission to continue to facilitate the Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political process, including through the SRSG’s new political roadmap announced in August 2025. HMG also continues to explore opportunities to co-pen press statements with the A3+ to amplify regional voices and maintain Council unity in support of peace and security in Libya.