News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Tripoli, 26 June 2013 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Tarek Mitri extends his warmest congratulations to Mr. Nouri Ali Busahmin on his election as President of the General National Congress. Mr. Mitri…

As we mark International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, I call on Member States to step up efforts to assist all those who have suffered from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. This year is also the 25th anniversary of the Committee against Torture. This…

(Video inside) 1. I am pleased to meet with you this morning to share ideas about my recent briefing to the United Nations Security Council on 18 June 2012 in New York and the controversy that surrounded it in Libya. 2. As I had the opportunity to meet few of you, I cannot but commend the…

UNESCO has organized jointly with the Department of Antiquities of Libya and the "Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione e il Restauro – IsCR" a training courses in conservation of movable property in Libya 8 June – 4 July 2013. The training, held in famous heritage sites Leptis Magna and Villa…

MISRATA - Building an ammunition shelter may not come across as a priority for many Libyans, who face the challenges of a post-revolution transitional period buffeted by political divisions, armed clashes as well as disruptions in the country's major lifeline in oil production. But for the cities…

During a visit to ‪‎Gharyan‬, the Special Representative of the ‪‎UN‬ Secretary General Tarek Mitri listens to the city's concerns. (video inside)

Tripoli, 30 July 2013 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemns in the strongest terms the acts of violence that took place lately in a number of areas in Libya, including Tripoli and Benghazi. UNSMIL expresses its grave concern over the deteriorating security conditions and…

This year’s observance of International Youth Day focuses on the issue of youth migration. Of the annual total of some 214 million international migrants, young people constitute more than 10 per cent, yet too little is known about their struggles and experiences. The reasons young people migrate…

A new State prison that was inaugurated in Misrata on 13 August 2013 is a positive step towards strengthening the rule of law and improving conditions for detainees in Libya, Deputy Special Representative for the Secretary-General for Libya Georg Charpentier said. The Institution for Correction and…

Tripoli, 18 August 2013 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Tarek Mitri, met today a delegation from the Supreme Amazigh Council and discussed the latest developments relating to the demands and rights of citizens from different cultural and social components in Libya. They…

Tripoli, 19 August 2013 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Tarek Mitri, met with Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan on Sunday 18 August 2013. Discussions cDiscussions covered the current situation in Libya and the Arab world. The Prime Minister briefed Mr. Mitri about the…

A new mental health programme is ready to transform Libya’s institution-based approach to a community-based approach to mental health care. Decades of neglect and the 2011 conflict have left Libya’s mental health system in tatters, with only 12 psychiatrists, and services highly centralized at the…