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25 September 2014 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Bernardino Leon, received positive responses from the House of Representatives and from those parliamentarians who have boycotted the House of Representatives to his invitation to participate in a dialogue on ways to…

New York, 25 Septembe1. The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, convened a high-level meeting on Libya in New York on 25 September 2014. Participants included representatives of Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chad, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Libya…

Tripoli, 28 September 2014 -The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Bernardino Leon, continued his efforts to pave the way for political dialogue. Mr. Leon Travelled to Tobruk on Sunday 28 September 2014 for a meeting with first deputy parliament president, Mr. Mohammed…

Ghadames, 29 September 2014 - At the invitation of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), a group of parliamentarians from the Libyan House of Representatives met today in Ghadames for preliminary discussions on ways of overcoming the deficit of trust and confidence within…

United Nations: House of Representatives’ Commitment to Dialogue, Inclusiveness in Resolving Country’s Crisis Opens New Page in Relations among Libyans Tripoli, 01 October 2014 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Bernardino Leon, welcomes the announcement by the House of…

The members of the Security Council welcomed the UN-facilitated meeting between members of the Libya’s House of Representatives in Ghadames on 29 September as an important step towards a peaceful resolution of the current political stalemate in Libya. The members of the Security Council expressed…

Tripoli, 03 October 2014 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns the latest escalation of violence in Benghazi and other parts of the country, which is causing more bloodshed and destruction. The latest violence acts come despite a call for a ceasefire by Libyan…

Tripoli, Libya, 11 October 2014 - The Secretary-General arrived in Tripoli today to urge Libyan parties to press forward with their nascent dialogue in order to restore stability to their crisis-ridden country. The Secretary-General, who is accompanied by this Special Representative for Libya…

Tripoli, 11 October 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Saturday 11 October 2014 to urge Libyan parties to press forward with their nascent dialogue in order to restore stability to their crisis-ridden country. “Much has happened,” Ban said, “since my last…

Tripoli 11 October 2014 We are coming with two essentials messages ... Tripoli for the coming two hours will be today the capital of a united Libya, capital where all Libyans come to ... The second message is legitimacy, this message in support of the legitimate institutions represented by the…

GENEVA (14 October 2014) – Human rights defenders, political activists, bloggers and media professionals have been under increasing attack from armed groups in Libya since mid-May, when fighting between rival factions intensified in and around Benghazi and later erupted in Tripoli, UN Human Rights…

On 7 October, a group of gunmen stormed and vandalized the Karamanli Mosque, one of Tripoli’s most famous and beautiful mosques built by Ahmed Paschia in 1738. Ceramic tiles and marble decorations in the interior of the mosque were removed, and the floor completely ripped out. Days later, on 11…