News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Tripoli, 14 February 2013 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Tarek Mitri, extends his warmest congratulations to the Libyan people, Government and the General National Congress on the occasion of the…

Tripoli, 19 February 2013 - Throughout Libya, people of all walks of life took to the streets for three days in a raw to celebrate the second anniversary of the Libyan revolution. It was an occasion to flag some demands on…

Tripoli, 19 February 2013 - Throughout Libya, people of all walks of life took to the streets for three days in a raw to celebrate the second anniversary of the Libyan revolution. It was an occasion to flag some demands on…

Tripoli, 28 February 2013- UNSMIL representatives visited Al-Baghdadi Al-Mahmoudi, former Prime Minister under the Qadhafi regime, at his place of detention, the Correction and Rehabilitation center at al-Hadba in Tripoli…

TRIPOLI, 28 February 2013 – Some 40 percent of the schools in Libya were damaged in the 2011 revolution according to a report released by the Ministry of Education (MoE) and UNICEF today. These findings are based on a recent…

TRIPOLI, 28 February 2013 – Some 40 percent of the schools in Libya were damaged in the 2011 revolution according to a report released by the Ministry of Education (MoE) and UNICEF today. These findings are based on a recent…

Tripoli, 6 March 2013 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expresses concern about the escalation of protesters' demands to attempts to coerce the General National Congress to act on matters on its agenda…

Tripoli, 07 March 2013 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is deeply concerned by several recent incidents, including attacks on media organizations, threats against journalists, and violence against a…

As we commemorate International Women's Day, we must look back on a year of shocking crimes of violence against women and girls and ask ourselves how to usher in a better future. One young woman was gang-raped to death…

Only three weeks ago, Libya marked the second anniversary of its revolution, a revolution the people of this country have made enormous sacrifices to achieve. This would not have been possible if it wasn't for the women and…

Tripoli, 7 March 2013 – Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Tarek Mitri contacted President of the General National Congress (GNC) Mohammed Magariaf following the gunfire attack against his vehicle and…

The challenges of clearing tonnes of abandoned munitions in one former regime facility in central Libya are an example of the dangers of proliferation in post-revolutionary Libya. JUFRA - It's a desolate reddish-brown…