News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

on Murder of Salwa Bugaighis ,at Press Briefing in Geneva on Friday 27 June 2014: We are deeply concerned about the emerging pattern of direct targeting of human rights defenders, humanitarian workers, and media professionals in Libya in relation to their work. We condemn the murder last Wednesday…

Are all children in Libya in school and receive quality education? The Ministry of Education, UNICEF and the European Union develop an effective Education Management Information System (EMIS) Tripoli, Libya: 30 June 2014 – UNICEF, with funding from the European Union (EU) supports the Ministry of…

Tripoli, 3 July 2014 - On 18 June 2014, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) handed over a temporary Ammunition Storage Site to local authorities in Zintan, in the West of the country, part of UNSMIL’s efforts to work with local partners to make Libya a safer place.The project aims…

Tripoli, 04 July 2014 - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) categorically denies claims reported by some media that staff members were detained in the city of al-Baida. The UN Mission does not have any staff members in Baida. A visit by an UNSMIL delegation to the Constitution-Drafting Assembly…

Tripoli, 13 July 2014 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) calls for a cessation of hostilities in Tripoli, Benghazi and throughout Libya. Libyan authorities, political forces and armed groups are called upon to put an end to the plight of the civilians. The United Nations Support…

Tripoli, 14 July 2014 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya has been reducing its staff in Libya for the past week because of the prevailing security conditions in the country. We made an announcement about that a few days ago. The reasons behind this are purely due to concerns for the…

Security Council Briefing, 17 July 2014, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNSMIL, Tarek Mitri Mr. President, Esteemed Members of the Security Council, 1. When I last briefed the Council six weeks ago, I referred to the growing fear among Libyans about the prospect of a…

On 17 July, the members of the Security Council heard a briefing from Tarek Mitri, Special Representative of Secretary-Genera, about the situation in Libya. The members of the Security Council also took note of the statement from the Libyan Foreign Minister, Mohamed Abdul-Aziz. The members of the…

Tripoli, 18 July 2014 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns the assassination of former member of the General National Congress Fariha Barkawi in Derna, in eastern Libya, on Thursday 17 July 2014. While the Mission deplores the escalating violence in Benghazi and…

Germany contributes EUR 100,000 to UNICEF in Libya Tripoli, Libya 20 July 2014 – The German Government contributed EUR 100,000 to UNICEF in Libya. The contribution- aimed at strengthening national capacities to fulfil child rights in Libya- was signed today in Tripoli through an agreement between…

Tripoli, 21 July 2014 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the announcement by the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) of the final results of the Council of Representatives elections. The Mission commends the Commission's national role and appreciates the…

Tripoli, 22 July 2014 – UNICEF Special Representative and the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Libya a.i., Ghassan Khalil, met in Tripoli on Monday 21 July 2014 with Libya's Acting Interior Minister Saleh Mazek. In the meeting, the Minister confirmed the constant partnership with the United…