Special Representative of the Secretary-General Meets Libyan PM
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…
Mental health and psychosocial support programme in Libya: “Building Back Better”
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…
Libya’s Border Challenges and International Efforts to Assist Securing Frontier
GHADAMES - Driving from this oasis town deep into the harsh desert, a conspicuous white concrete pole, about 2 ½ metres high, stands out among the countless giant electricity pylons that dot the landscape. Handcarved in the…
UNSMIL Statement
Tripoli, 08 September 2013 - In response to reports about possible UN interaction with those laying siege to the oil fields, the UN Support Mission in Libya affirms that none of its representatives has met with those laying…
Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Support Mission in Libya
I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 2095 (2013) of 14 March 2013. It covers major political and security developments, provides an overview of the humanitarian and human…
United Nations Condemns Attack Against Foreign Ministry And Renewed Assassinations in Benghazi
Tripoli, 12 September 2013 – The United National Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemns the criminal attack against the Libyan Foreign Ministry’s offices in Benghazi on Wednesday 11 September. The Mission also expresses…
Tarek Mitri, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), addresses the Council.
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- SRSG Briefings to UN Security Council
Briefing by Mr. Tarek Mitri SRSG for Libya - Meeting of the Security Council 16 September 2013
Mr. President, 1. You have received the Report of the Secretary-General which provides information on the work of UNSMIL over the past six months and offers a sober reading of political and security developments in Libya…
Media Invitation to a Workshop by UNSMIL in Collaboration with Ministry of Culture and Civil Society
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Civil Society will hold a Workshop on 22 - 25 September 2013. The Workshop will address ways and steps that can be taken…
- International and National Days
The Secretary-General Message on the International Day of Peace, 21 September 2013
The International Day of Peace is a time for reflection – a day when we reiterate our belief in non-violence and call for a global ceasefire. We ask people everywhere to observe a minute of silence, at noon local time, to…
Libyan Women Intensify Efforts For Effective Participation in New Libya’s Democratic Transition
As the process of drafting the constitution for post-revolution Libya draws closer, women institutions and groups, in cooperation with the United Nations, intensified their efforts to strengthen the role of Libyan women and…
UN Welcomes Announcement of Beginning of Electoral Process for Constitution-Drafting Assembly
Tripoli, 25 September 2013- The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomed the announcement by the High National Elections Commission of the commencement of the process for the Constitution-Drafting Assembly…
United Nations Welcomes Adoption of Transitional Justice Law
Tripoli, 25 September 2013- The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomed the adoption by the General National Congress of the long-awaited law on Transitional Justice at its session held on Sunday 22…