News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

17 December 2014 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is encouraged by the positive response to its invitation for a UN-convened Libyan political dialogue. The move by the parties to identify their respective delegations to the talks is a step in the right direction, reflecting…

Zarzis, Tunisia, 18 December 2014 – Fifty officers from the Libyan Police Academy concluded training on Child Rights and Child Protection in Zarzis, Tunisia. The two rounds of training organized by UNICEF Libya country office focused on international standards and best practices in dealing with…

Representatives of Libyan women organizations and activists met on Thursday 18 December 2014 in the City of Al-Baida with the Chairman of the Constitution-Drafting Assembly (CDA), Dr. Ali Tarhouni, and members of the CDA committees to present the demands for women rights and more general…

TRIPOLI, Libya, 18 December 2014 –The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) delivered essential relief items to over 1,500 displaced families in Libya. The rapidly deteriorating security situation in Libya continues to cause significant displacement and re-displacement, particularly in the western outskirts of…

24 December 2014 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes today’s announcement by the Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA) to release its thematic committees’ preliminary work for public discussion and feedback. Working under difficult conditions, the CDA has demonstrated…

26 December 2014 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), following further inquiries, has received assurances that reports concerning the misuse of Libyan Red Crescent Society-owned ambulances and uniforms in military attacks, such as included in a report by UNSMIL on 23 December…

(Revised version incorporating clarification issued 26 December 2014) GENEVA / TRIPOLI (23 December 2014) – Fighting in recent months between armed groups in western and eastern Libya, as well as in the south, has resulted in hundreds of civilian deaths, mass displacement and acute humanitarian…

27 December 2014 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns the renewed attacks on Libya’s oil installations, which reportedly set ablaze storage tanks in the Sidra oil terminal, and calls for the immediate halt to these attacks. The Mission warns of the environmental…

28 December 2014 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemns the airstrikes on targets in the city of Misrata on Sunday 28 December 2014.UNSMIL appeals to all sides to work towards de-escalation, and calls on them to take the courageous steps to stop this cycle of violence which…

30 December 2014 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly deplores the terrorist attack that targeted a hotel in Tobruk where the House of Representatives was in session. This despicable act will only increase the determination of those Libyans seeking a political solution to…

Tripoli, 09 January 2015 - In the framework of efforts to resolve Libya's political and security crisis, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Bernardino Leon, held discussions with Libyan stakeholders Thursday 08 January 2015 on ways to end the hostilities and convene…

Tripoli, 09 January 2015 - In the framework of efforts to resolve Libya's political and security crisis, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Bernardino Leon, held discussions with Libyan stakeholders Thursday 08 January 2015 on ways to end the hostilities and convene…