Humanitarian Appeal for Benghazi
Export agreement coding (PDF)Country/entity
LibyaRegion
Middle East and North AfricaAgreement name
Humanitarian Appeal for BenghaziDate
16 Mar 2016Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/local conflict ( )Stage
Pre-negotiation/processConflict nature
Inter-groupPeace process
Libyan local processesParties
Halimah Abdelmatloub; Sherif Abuzakouk; Aisha Agouryl Abdalla Aguilah; Naeima Aissa; Nuri Al Abbar; Khaled Al Agily; Soliman Mahmud Al Bassi; Awad Ibrahim Al Brassi; Morad Al Honi; Abdeljalil Al Rhamouk; Ziad Ballam; Jamal Belnour; Abdulmenem Ben Dardf; Abubakr Buera; Amel Bugaguis; Eman Bugaguis; Fawzi Bukatef; Mohamed Bukheyt; Lamia Busedra; Ahmed Busneinah; Muhammed Faraj Doghaim; Aminah Drsy; Attiyah Edreinah; Mansour El Ammary; Fathallah El Barani; Salem El Barani; Abdulsalam Mohammed El Basyouni; Nisreenn El Bishari; Nouh Isbak El Fakhry; Issam El Fallah; Omelez El Farsi; Abdelsalam El Farsi; Anwar El Feitori; Mohamed El Ferjani; Ahmed El Gasir; Aminah El Gehani; Munem Mohammad El Gumati; Abdel Hamid El Khodar; Wanis El Mabrook; Emhamed El Magherby; Sheib El Majbari; Hussam El Majri; Abdulmenem Hassan El Manfi; Fadelallah El Mehdi; Khalil El Mismary; Moeimen El Obeidi; Giumma El Omami; Muftah Issa El Qatrani; Labib El Ramli; Mohamed El Senoussi; Jalah El Shweihdi; Marwan El Tashani; Mohamed El Taynaz; Ammani El Zwei; Mona Esswed; Abdelgader Gadoura; Allam Hassan; Abir Imneinah; Jamila Issaoui; Naeima Jebril; Mehdi Kashbur; Tarek Khalil Lamloum; Salem Lengui; Halima Magharby; Idriss Mismary; Esam Omeish; Mohamed Omeish; Tarek Awad Orfi; Abdulhafid Muftah Rajab; Nassralah Saadi; Merei Salem; Ali Sallabi; Issam Tajoury; Muhammad Ammari Zaid; Fawzi Zairi.Third parties
-Description
A Pre-pre-negotiation document establishing a common position among Civil Society Organisations in Benghazi, highlighting the importance of adhering to International Law, acquiring humanitarian aid for those in need, urging the importance of the right of return for Internally Displaced Persons; and working within the confines of Islam, among other matters.
Agreement document
Local agreement properties
Process type
Informal but persistent processRationale
-> Link to national level; no external support mechanism; culture of signing Although it is unclear whether the agreement was supported by a formally-established mechanism, it is clearly embedded into sustained efforts by diverse actors to bring an end to the violent conflict in Libya, as attested by the many agreements recorded in the PA-X database.Is there a documented link to a national peace process?
YesLink to national process: articulated rationale
The agreement seems to be linked to the national process. It contains references to the "nation and its unity" and call for the Libyan authorities to "facilitate the reconstruction of the city". The signing parties also call for the establishment of "a system of transitional justice, adapted to the Libyan context" to facilitate reconciliation and recover national stability.Name of Locale
BenghaziNature Of Locale
CityGPS Lat/Long (DD)
32.099773, 20.094846Participant type
Local community/civilian group(s)/civil society organisationsMediator, facilitator or similar
No mention of mediator or similar
Local issues
- Ritual/prayer and process (including use of scripture)Page 2, May God protect Benghazi and all its children
- Grievance ListThe agreement addresses the grievance that arose from the siege of Benghazi, including the humanitarian situation, the number of displaced people, the destruction of the city and the violations of IHL and Human Rights.
- Cattle rustling/banditry
No specific mention.
- Social cover
No specific mention.
1. Arabic and French versions of the Appeal available below / Versions arabe et française de cet Appel disponibles ci-dessous.
2. The list of those who have endorsed the Appeal as of 16 March 2016 is available at the end of this document /La liste des représentants ayant endossé cet Appel est disponible à la fin de ce document.
Humanitarian Appeal for Benghazi
1. We, the sons and daughters of Benghazi, protectors of the nation and its unity, coming from diverse backgrounds and sharing the common goal of saving our city and its population, unite behind this Humanitarian Appeal.
We solemnly adopt this Appeal and:
1) express the utmost alarm at the suffering which the people of Benghazi have endured over the last years, during which all aspects of normal life have been disrupted, and during which the majority of the population have lost their possessions, their homes and, above all, their loved ones;
2) record that:
• over half the population of Benghazi are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, especially women, children, and people with special needs;
• thousands of displaced persons have found shelter throughout the country and abroad;
families are unable to return to their homes because of the war, or have found them uninhabitable because of damage, mines or unexploded ordinance (UXO);
people are living in conditions of utter depredation and are in urgent need of assistance, above all, healthcare and shelter;
3) stress the right of return for these displaced people to their city and homes in the shortest possible time;
4) request the relevant Libyan authorities to undertake all efforts to facilitate the reconstruction of the city and provide compensation to those civilians adversely affected by the conflict;
5) believe that providing education for all Benghazi’s children and youth is critical if we are not to lose a whole generation;
6) demand that humanitarian assistance is not politicized and that all actors provide humanitarian assistance without discrimination in accordance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL);
7) condemn violations of IHL and Human Rights, particularly any targeting of civilians, residential areas, and vital civil infrastructure, inter alia hospitals, educational establishments and electricity plants;
and
8) commit to using all of our influence, within our power and limitations, to ensuring that all aspects of this Appeal are respected.
2. Within the limits of our power and influence, we commit and call upon all others to:
1) respect IHL and Human Rights, and remain loyal the principles of Islam and the values of coexistence;
2) avoid collateral damage induced by the war and fighting;
3) respect the role played by the Libyan Red Crescent, municipal council, Benghazi Crisis Committees, and other Libyan Civil Society Organizations in providing humanitarian assistance;
Humanitarian Appeal for Benghazi
4) establish the conditions under which humanitarian assistance may be provided safely to all the civilian population, in accordance with IHL;
5) provide security guarantees for humanitarian workers;
6) work towards social peace, based upon tolerance and according to the principles of moderate Islam, which rejects all forms of radicalism;
and,
7) establish a system of transitional justice, adapted to the Libyan context, which will help heal the wounds of the victims of the conflict and facilitate social reconciliation and a return to stability.
3. As citizens of Benghazi, we call upon international humanitarian actors to:
1) provide life-saving humanitarian assistance without preconditions, discrimination or delay;
2) increase and improve immediate assistance to populations in need, including the restoration of electricity to the city, the clearance of all UXO and mines to allow the safe return of those displaced, the provision of medical care to the population, and the provision of all forms of urgent assistance to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) throughout the country;
3) work in all areas affected by military operations to establish the conditions and agreements for the terms of this declaration to be effective;
4) coordinate to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs;
and,
5) ensure that there is an urgent response to these critical needs.
May God protect Benghazi and all its children.
List of Endorsers
Those who have endorsed the Appeal, include the following (in alphabetical order, by last name):
First Name Last name
1
Halimah
Abdelmatloub
2
Sherif
Abuzakouk
3
Aisha
Agoury
4
Abdalla
Aguilah
5
Naeima
Aissa
6
Kuri
Al Abbar
7
Khaled
Al Agily
8
Soliman Mahmud
Al Brassi
9
Awad Ibrahim
Al Brassi
10
Morad
Al Honi
11
Abdeljalil
Al Rhamouk
12
Ziad
Ballam
13
Jamal
Belnour
14
Abdulmenem
Ben Dardf
15
Abubakr
Buera
16
Amel
Bugaguis
17
Eman
Bugaguis
18
Fawzi
Bukatef
19
Mohamed
Bukheyt
20
Lamia
Busedra
21
Ahmed
Busneinah
22
Muhammed Faraj
Doghaim
23
Aminah
Drsy
24
Attiyah
Edreinah
25
Mansour
El Ammary
26
Fathallah
El Barani
27
Salem
El Barani
28
Abdulsalam Mohammed
El Basyouni
29
Nisreen
El Bishari
30
Nouh Isbak
El Fakhry
31
Issam
El Fallah
32
Omelez
El Farsi
33
Abdelsalam
El Farsi
34
Anwar
El Feitori
35
Mohamed
El Ferjani
36
Ahmed
El Gasir
37
Aminah
El Gehani
38
Munem Mohammad
El Gumati
39
Abdel Hamid
El Khodar
40
Wanis
El Mabrook
41
Emhamed
El Magherby
42
Sheib
El Majbari
43
Hussam
El Majri
44
Abdulmenem Hassan
El Manfi
45
Fadelallah
El Mehdi
46
Khalil
El Mismary
47
Moeimen
El Obeidi
48
Giumma
El Omani
49
Muftah Issa
El Qatrani
50
Labib
El Ramli
51
Mohamed
El Senoussi
52
Jalah
El Shweidi
53
Marwan
El Tashani
54
Mohamed
El Taynaz
55
Ammani
El Zwei
56
Mona
Esswed
57
Abdelgader
Gadoura
58
Allam
Hassan
59
Abir
Imneinah
60
Jamila
Issaoui
61
Naeima
Jebril
62
Mehdi
Kashbur
63
Tarek Khalil
Lamloum
64
Salem
Langui
65
Halima
Magharby
66
Idriss
Mismary
67
Esam
Omeish
68
Mohamed
Omeish
69
Tarek Awad
Orfi
70
Abdulhafid Muftah
Rajab
71
Nassralah
Saadi
72
Merei
Salem
73
Ali
Sallabi
74
Issam
Tajoury
75
Muhammad Ammari
Zaid
76
Fawzi
Zairi