UNHCR Press Release: Humanitarian aid for displaced families west of Tripoli
Tunis, 18 August 2014 - The UN Refugee Agency through its partner organizations International Medical Corps (IMC) and Taher Al Zawia Organization sent on Saturday a two trucks convoy with humanitarian aid from Tunisia into…
UNSMIL Condemns the Escalating Fighting, Affirms its Ceasefire Efforts Continue
Tripoli, 21 August 2014 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemns the continuing fighting in Tripoli and Benghazi, especially the indiscriminate shelling of residential neighbourhoods and public…
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.
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- SRSG Briefings to UN Security Council
Briefing by Tarek Mitri SRSG for Libya - Meeting of the Security Council 27 August 2014
Security Council Briefing, 27 August 2014 Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNSMIL, Tarek Mitri Mr. President, 1. In recent days, armed confrontations, which are both the cause and the result of deep…
Libya: UN report details serious human rights abuses in Tripoli, Benghazi
GENEVA / TRIPOLI (4 September 2014) – Serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law are taking place in the Libyan cities of Tripoli and Benghazi with dire consequences for civilians and civilian…
Comments Made by UNSMIL SRSG, Bernardino Leon, at a News Conference in Tobruq, 08 September 2014
UNSMIL SRSG Bernardino Leon held a press conference on Monday 08 September 2014 in Tobruq after meeting with the president and two vice presidents of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR). Below are some of his comments:…
UN Special Representative Leòn Meets Constitution-Drafting Assembly Chairman in Albaida
Albaida, 09 September 2014 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Bernardino Leòn, met with the chairman of the Constitution-Drafting Assembly (CDA), Mr. Ali Tarhouni, in the city of Albaida on…
SRSG Leòn: Violence Must Stop, and Libya Needs Meaningful, Effective Dialogue Soon Out of Crisis
Tripoli, 10 September 2014 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Bernardino Leòn, continued his discussions with Libyan political actors on ways to end the fighting and begin a political process to…
Comments Made by UNSMIL SRSG, Bernardino Leon, at a News Conference in Tripoli, 11 September 2014
Tripoli, 11 September 2014 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Bernardino Leon, held talks with politicians and influential actors in Tripoli…
Libya: UN report details serious human rights abuses in Tripoli, Benghazi
GENEVA / TRIPOLI (4 September 2014) – Serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law are taking place in the Libyan cities of Tripoli and Benghazi with dire consequences for civilians and civilian…
- SRSG Briefings to UN Security Council
Briefing by Bernardino León SRSG for Libya - Meeting of the Security Council 15 September 2014
As delivered Security Council Briefing, 15 September 2014 Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNSMIL, Bernardino León The Security Council has before it the Secretary-General’s report (S/2014/653) on…
SRSG León Calls in Madrid for Coordinated Efforts to Assist Libya’s Transition
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Bernardino León called at a conference in Madrid on Wednesday 17 September 2014 for coordinated efforts to ensure the success of Libya’s transition, stressing that…
UNSMIL: Libyan parties to hold dialogue on 29 September on ways to end the country's crisis
21 September 2014 - Over the past two weeks, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Libya, Bernardino Leon, held consultations with a number of Libyan actors from across the country including parliamentarians…