News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

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 divisions among Libyan political factions, have been unprecedented in…

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 infrastructure, a new UN report warns. The joint report by the United Nations…

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: "This is my first visit as UNSMIL head and Special Representative of the…

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 Tuesday 09 September 2014. Mr. Leon expressed appreciation for the work of the…

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 draw the country out of the current crisis. After visits to Tobruk and al…

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, Zintan and Misrata on Thursday 11 September 2014. Earlier in the week, he…

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 infrastructure, a new UN report warns. The joint report by the United Nations…

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 the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). The report provides…

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 Libya’s stability is a regional and international interest. Full text of his…

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, political leaders and various civil society personalities. These…

24 September 2014 - The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Libya, Mr. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, has expressed his concern about the impact of the recent conflict in Libya on the civilian population. Tens of thousands of families have been displaced as a result of the fighting in Tripoli and…