Ghassan Salamé and UNSMIL, rejected a military solution in Libya, and called on all Libyans to work constructively with SRSG Salamé to realize a stable and unified government that can deliver security and prosperity for all Libyans. (7) UNSMIL planned to host a long-awaited National Conference in Ghadames, Libya to begin on April 14, 2019, to help the people of Libya negotiate a path toward interim governance structures and credible and secure elections. (8) On April 4, 2019, Khalifa Haftar, the commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) movement ordered forces loyal to him to begin a unilateral military operation to take control of Tripoli, the capital of Libya, while United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was visiting Tripoli to promote the National Conference. (9) Tripoli is the seat of the Government of National Accord (GNA), an interim body that emerged from previous United Nations-backed negotiations and that the United States Government and the United Nations Security Council have recognized since 2015. (10) Although the LNA movement initiated the offensive, all parties to the conflict and their associated forces have since April 2019 failed to observe their obligations under international humanitarian law and increased the geographic scope of the conflict, including by using heavy weapons, aircraft, and armed drones provided by foreign powers in violation of the United Nations arms embargo. Foreign mercenaries have reportedly also participated in the conflict. (11) Without the full cooperation of all United Nations member states in implementing the arms embargo in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2473 (2019), and all relevant predecessor resolutions, the flow of weapons to Libya will continue to fuel the conflict. (12) According to SRSG Salamé, weapons provided by foreign powers to the warring parties are being sold to or captured by terrorist groups active in Libya. (13) According to the United Nations, since the LNA movement offensive began in April 2019, the