News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

16 July 2015 - The members of the Security Council welcomed the initialling of the Libyan Political Agreement of Skhirat, Morocco on 11 July by the majority of the Libyan delegates. The members of the Security Council recognised the political will and courage demonstrated by those who initialled…

23 July 2015 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is deeply concerned about the renewed clashes in southern Libya, particularly in the cities of Sabha, al-Kufra and Awbari, and calls for an immediate end to the violence. Reports indicate that the recent fighting in Sabha has…

Madrid, Spain – 27 July 2015 – As part of UNESCO's regional projects that promote and foster freedom of expression and address issues of hate speech, a four-day workshop to discuss the role and responsibilities of media during times of conflict commenced in the Spanish capital Madrid on 27 July 2015…

28 July 2015 – The verdict in the trial of 37 former Qadhafi regime officials announced today by the Tripoli Court of Assize is a cause of strong concern as the trial did not meet international standards of fair trial in a number of ways, said Claudio Cordone, Director of the Human Rights…

30 July 2015 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Libya, Bernardino Leon, met with a delegation from city of Azzawiya, including members of the House of Representatives, representatives the municipality and the revolutionaries, to consult on the next steps in the Libyan…

30 July 2015 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Bernardino Leon, will hold consultations later on Thursday 30 July 2015 and Friday 31 July 2015 in Algiers with representatives of the General National Congress to discuss ways to reinforce and move forward the dialogue…

Madrid, Spain – 30 July 2015 – In discussions facilitated by UNESCO and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain, senior managers and owners from ten Libyan media outlets, including television, print, radio and online media based both inside the country and in the region have jointly…

31 July 2015 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Bernardino Leon met in Algiers on Friday 31 July 2015 with a delegation of the General National Congress led by President Nouri Abu Sahmein. The meeting comes in the…

Tunis – 29 July 2015, The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in joint cooperation with the Organization for International Migration (IOM) held a two day technical consultation on the topic of 'Saving Lives at Sea'. Key Libyan stakeholders were invited to Tunis to…

06 August 2015 - Following extensive consultations with relevant Libyan stakeholders and international partners, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Bernardino Leon is announcing the convening of a new round of…

Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, Bernardino Leon, addresses the media at the round of the Libyan Political Dialogue held at the UN Office at Geneva.

Transcript of press conference by Bernardino Leon, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on the opening day of a new round of Libyan Political Dialogue. Geneva, 11 August 2015: (Near verbatim transcript) SRSG: Thank…