News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

22 January 2015 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemns the reported armed attack against the Central Bank branch in Benghazi, a sovereign symbol of the Libyan State. The Mission believes that the establishment of an independent commission of inquiry will contribute to…

24 January 2015 - At 11:30 am on 23 January 2015, unidentified gunmen opened fire from a passing car at members of the Diplomatic Police on guard duty outside the office of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Tripoli, Libya. One of the policemen was severely wounded and later died in…

25 January 2015 - Following extensive consultations with all the Libyan parties, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announces plans to convene a new round of UN-facilitated Libyan political dialogue to take place in Geneva this week. In addition to the main political track that…

Libyan parties convened on Monday 26 January 2015 a new round of dialogue hosted by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. This is a followup to the meeting held in Geneva on 14-15 January 2015. Participants will start discussing the items that were…

"Today we have a continuation, a follow up on a work we started last week ... It is a positive work and good exchange between the participants ... I think we are making a good progress"

Participants in the UN-facilitated political dialogue in Geneva discussed on Monday 26 January 2015 issues on the agenda, including a future unity government, confidence building measures and a venue for future dialogue rounds. "I am confident that Libyans participating and those who hopefully will…

27 January 2015 – Participants in the Libyan dialogue facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) concluded two days of discussions held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Discussions were conducted in a positive atmosphere reflecting the sense of national responsibility…

Geneva, 28 January 2015 - Representatives of municipal and local councils from a number of towns and cities from across Libya gathered in Geneva on Wednesday 28 January 2015 to discuss how to support confidence-building measures agreed to in the earlier political dialogue. The meeting is another…

New York, 28 January 2015 - The Secretary-General condemns, in the strongest terms, the attack that took place at the Corinthia Hotel, in Tripoli on 27 January. He expresses his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives as a result of this despicable act. Terrorism has no place in…

29 January 2015 - Participants in the UN-facilitated Libyan political dialogue have discussed during their meeting in Geneva this week the venue for holding the future talks. There was agreement on the principle of convening future dialogue sessions in Libya, provided that logistical and security…

Republic of Korea contributes 1.18 million for humanitarian assistance in Libya Tunis, Tunisia 28 January 2015 – The Korean Government has contributed USD 1.18 million to support the humanitarian assistance to Libya. The contribution aims at augmenting the United Nations’ ongoing involvement to…

Geneva, 29 January 2015 - Representatives of municipal and local councils from a number of towns and cities from across Libya concluded two days of UN-facilitated talks in Geneva on Thursday 29 January 2015 confident that their cooperation on the grass-roots level will contribute to bringing peace…