UNESCO Press Release: Facilitating the Development of a Digital Switchover Plan for Libya
3 March, Tripoli - UNESCO, the European Broadcasting Union and the Ministry of Information are organizing a seminar to facilitate discussion between Libyan officials in the information and telecommunications sector and…
- International and National Days
Message of the SRSG for Libya Mr. Tarek Mitri on International Women’s Day,
8th March 2014 - Only three weeks ago, Libya marked the Third Anniversary of its revolution; a revolution that was possible because Libyan men and women struggled, and collaborated to win their freedom after decades of an…
Tarek Mitri, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), briefs the Security Council on the situation in Libya, including the Report of the Secretary-General on the UN Support Mission in Libya (S/2014/131).
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- SRSG Briefings to UN Security Council
Briefing by Tarek Mitri SRSG for Libya - Meeting of the Security Council 10 March 2014
(Check against delivery) Madame President, Esteemed Members of the Security Council, 1. You have before you the Report of the Secretary-General on Libya covering events in that country since his last Report on 5 September…
Photo Story: Libya launches child friendly play facilities for children in the post conflict period
27 February 2014 brought smiles and laughter to numerous children and parents from the Abu Slim neighbourhood of Tripoli. The occasion was the inauguration of a playground, bought and installed with support from UNICEF, meant…
Launch of 2014 Portfolio for Assistance in Humanitarian Mine Action And Arms and Ammunition Mangemet
The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the Libyan Mine Action Centre (LIBMAC) launched the 2014 Portfolio for Assistance in Humanitarian Mine Action and Arms and Ammunition Management, seeking to raise from…
Japan Contributes US$5.2 Million to Support Explosive Remnants of War Clearance Efforts in Libya
Tripoli, 17 March 2014 – Japan is contributing US$5.2 million to the Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Action to facilitate the clearance of explosive remnants of war, a program coordinated by the United Nations…
UN Condemns Benghazi Bombing, Other Violence, Calls on Libyans To Rally Around National Institutions
Tripoli, 18 March 2014 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns the terrorist bombing in Benghazi on Monday 17 March 2014 which targeted members of the Military, killing a number and injuring…
Readout of the Secretary-General’s phone call with President of Libya's General National Congress
The Secretary-General and H.E. Nouri Abusahmain, President of the General National Congress of Libya had a telephone conversation on 18 March 2014. The Secretary-General reiterated the continued support of the United Nations…
Statement by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on:
The outcome of the 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women UN Women welcomes the outcome of the 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. The agreement represents a milestone towards a…