News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Al Baida, Libya/Beirut, Lebanon 25 November 2014 - Libyan Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA), United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) concluded a two day workshop held in Beirut on 24th and 25th of November 2014. The workshop brought…

26 November 2014 - The members of the Security Council expressed their profound concern about the deteriorating situation in Libya and its impact on regional peace and stability. The members of the Security Council underlined that there can be no military solution to the current crisis. They…

Zarzis, Tunisia, 28 November 2014 - Senior management staff from the Department of Antiquities of Libya and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) participated into a four-day training workshop on crisis management and emergency preparedness, addressed to…

Djerba, Tunisia, 29 November 2014 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Humanitarian Coordinator’s Office concluded a three-day capacity building workshop on Emergency Assessment. Held in Djerba 26-28 November 2014, the workshop brought together 28 Libyan technical experts and…

02 December 2014 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has been in contact with various stakeholders to seek ways through dialogue to end the political and security crisis in Libya. There is agreement among the various Libyan actors that the way forward is to hold an inclusive…

04 December 2014 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemns in the strongest terms the recent air raids and the escalation in violence in Libya. The Mission notes with deep concern the disastrous impact that these attacks have on civilians, property and infrastructure. UNSMIL…

08 December 2014 - Building on concerted efforts to stem the on-going violence in Libya and bring about a peaceful resolution of the current political crisis that would spare the Libyan people further strife, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has over the past few weeks undertaken…

LEON: We have just finished a long, fruitful meeting, where we have been discussing the proposal for a new round of talks between different representatives of the Libyan people, the Libyan society the Libyan institutions in order to overcome the crisis in this country. In the meeting tonight, we…

Hammamet, Tunisia, 9 December 2014 - UNESCO and the Libyan Department of Antiquities have jointly organized a creativity and cultural awareness workshop for youth and adult working with the Department of Antiquities (DoA), national NGOs and Libyan cultural associations, with the view to develop…

Zarzis, Tunisia, 8-10 December 2014 - Following the decision taken WHO’s Sixty-first Session of the Regional Committee in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to support Member States to assess of the level of preparedness and readiness measures for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), WHO Office in Libya…

11 December 2014 - Within the context of the 16-Day Campaign for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, which began on 25 November (The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) - and through the Women's Empowerment Section and in cooperation and coordination with Women of…

15 December 2014 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemns the sharp military escalation in Libya. The Mission is in contact with both sides to the conflict and is calling for an immediate cessation of military operations to give the Libyan political dialogue a chance. UNSMIL…