UNSMIL Welcomes GNC Decision to hold supplementary elections for the Constitution-Drafting Assembly
Tripoli, 26 March 2014 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya welcomes the decision of Libya’s General National Congress to commission the High National Elections Commission to hold supplementary elections for the…
UNSMIL’s head, Tarek Mitri, visits Tunisia, discusses country’s experience with national consensus
Tripoli, 30 March 2014 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Tarek Mitri, visited Tunisia on 28 and 29 March, upon official invitation. Mitri met with President Moncef Marzouki and Foreign Minister…
Clarification on Verifying Allegations of Torture of Detainees
Tripoli, 1 April 2014 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has received allegations that some detainees have been tortured. UNSMIL wrote to the Prosecutor General on 23 March 2014 asking for access to…
UNSMIL SRSG, Tarek Mitri, and Ambassadors Discuss Coordination of International Support to Libya
Tripoli, 2 April 2014 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Tarek Mitri, met on Tuesday 1 April 2014 with ambassadors and representatives of diplomatic missions in Libya. The meeting discussed…
Turning Oxidizer Into Fertilizer, UN Experts Help Clear Gharyan Area of Hazardous Substances
Tripoli, 03 April 204 - Nestled in the mountains southwest of the Libyan capital of Tripoli, next to a town best known for its traditional Libyan pottery, is an alien intruder – approximately 600 tonnes of hazardous oxidizer…
World Health Organization (WHO): Collaborative Workplans Launched in Libya
26 Mar - 2014 | Cairo – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Libyan Ministry of Health formalized the priorities of their ongoing partnership at a signing ceremony held on 20 March 2014. Representatives from both…
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THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON WORLD HEALTH DAY
7 April 2014 - Every year more than one million people die from diseases carried by mosquitoes, flies, ticks and other insects, such as triatomine bugs. These vector-borne diseases – which include malaria, dengue, yellow…
Security Council Press Statement on attack against Jordanian diplomatic convoy in Libya
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack against the Jordanian diplomatic convoy in Tripoli, Libya, on 15 April, which resulted in the abduction of the Jordanian ambassador and injuries…
UNSMIL in Contact with Libyans in Efforts to Win Release of Kidnapped Jordanian Ambassador
Tripoli, 16 April 2014 - The UN Security Council has issued a statement to the press condemning in the strongest terms the attack on the Jordanian diplomatic convoy on 15 April which resulted in the abduction of the…
Workshop to Facilitate Dialogue between Media and Security Sector in Libya
23 April, Tripoli - UNESCO, UNSMIL and the nongovernmental organization Search for Common Ground organized the second of two workshops to facilitate dialogue between Libyan media professionals and officials of the Libyan…
DSRSG Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed’s Remarks to General Congress of the Justice and Construction Party
Tripoli, 26 April 2014 It is an honour to be invited to today’s gathering, and I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Justice and Construction Party on the occasion of convening its first General Congress…
Media Invitation to cover a workshop on:
"Harmonization of National Laws with International Laws in the Constitutional Framework" (Corinthia Hotel, Tripoli, from 05 to 07 May) The Women’s Empowerment Section of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is…