News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

New York, 20 February 2015 - The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the bomb attack in al-Qubbah in Libya on 20 February, claimed by an affiliate of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ Da’esh), resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries. The members of the Security…

25 February 2015 – Following recent political and security developments, particularly the terrorist bombings in the City of Al-Qubbah and the decision of the House of Representatives to suspend its participation in the political dialogue, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is…

25 February 2015 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemns the killing of activist Entissar Al-Hasaeri in the Libyan capital of Tripoli. The bodies of Al-Hasaeri and another woman, Amal Al-Mizdawi, were found in the victim's vehicle on a Tripoli street late Monday 23 February…

01 March 2015 - A delegation from the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) met with the head of Joint operations room, heads of regional operations rooms and the field Commanders of Operations Libya Dawn and Sunrise in the city of Zuwara on Thursday 26 February 2015 to discuss ways to…

02 March 2015 - This week, 13 electoral staff from the High National Elections Commission of Libya (HNEC) and experts from the UN Electoral Support Team to Libya, which includes capacities from UNSMIL and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), are coming together in Djerba, Tunisia for a…

03 March 2015 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announces that the next round of political dialogue will take place later this week in Morocco, after all the invited parties agreed to participate. The parties have formally communicated their decision to take part in the dialogue…

03 March 2015 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announces that a meeting of representatives of Libyan political leaders and activists will convene early next week in Algeria as part of on-going discussions taking place within the framework of the Libyan dialogue process. Later…

The Libyan Political Dialogue Will Convene in Morocco on Thursday 05 March 2015. For further details regarding accreditation, please contact: Ms. Nezha Attahar, +212 661564906 Email: nattahar@maec.gov.ma Details about the Libyan political dialogue's round in Morocco through this link: /node…

05 March 2015 - Enabled through UNESCO’s Regional Programmes that promote an enabling environment for freedom of expression, thirty Libyan journalists currently residing in Tunisia have just started an intensive communication and English skills training course at the British Council in Tunis to…

4 March 2015 (As delivered) Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Excellencies 1. By now, you would have received the Secretary-General’s Special Report on the Strategic Assessment of the United Nations presence in Libya, as well as the Secretary-General’s Report on the United Nations…

A round of UN-Facilitated Libyan Political dialogue convened today, Thursday 05 March 2015, in the city of Skhirat in Morocco. Special Representatives of the Secretary-General for Libya Bernardino Leon met with participants at the opening of talks. (Photos by: Iason Athanasiadis/UNSMIL)

The UN-Facilitated political dialogue continued for the second day Friday 06 March 2015 in the city of Skhirat in Morocco. Speaking to journalists ahead of Friday’s sessions, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Bernardino Leon said that concrete proposals on security…