Mogherini told the UN Security Council that the European Union was "ready and willing to provide all kinds of assistance" once a new power-sharing Libyan government is in place.
"We need the Libyan factions to take the first step," she told the 15-member council.
Libyan leaders must "grasp this last chance and agree on a transitional national unity government," she added.
"This should happen within days, not weeks as time does not work on our side."
Mogherini raised concerns about the Islamic State group's expanding hold on Libya and said a unity government was vital to address the crisis.
- On Friday, IS jihadists killed eight guards in an attack on the southern oilfield of Al-Ghani.
UN envoy Bernardino Leon at the weekend brokered a first round of direct talks between Libya's rival parliament in Morocco and the envoys were due to return to Rabat on Wednesday for further talks.
Libya has been wracked by conflict since the 2011 uprising that ousted dictator Muammar Kadhafi, with the two governments and powerful militias now battling for control of key cities and the country's oil riches.
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