News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Geneva, 12 August 2015 - The latest round of the Libyan Political Dialogue concluded two days of talks at the United Nations Office at Geneva. The talks were presided over by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL…

12 August 2015 - This week, a technical workshop was held in Tunis, Tunisia aimed at strengthening the skills of Libyan electoral officials to budget for elections. Eighteen staff from the High National Elections Commission of Libya (HNEC), representing nine field office and the headquarters…

15 August 2015 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns attacks by the so-called Islamic State (Daesh) in the city of Sirte, including reports of indiscriminate shelling of residential neighbourhoods and the killing of captives the terrorist group has controlled since…

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Subjects: (1) Libya (1) Libya We are extremely concerned by recent events involving militants claiming allegiance to ISIL in Sirte, Libya. It seems that fighting erupted in the city’s 3rd district after a…

A meeting of representatives of Libyan women groups and women activists, facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in partnership with UN Women, will convene in Tunis, Tunisia, on 24-26 August 2015 in the framework of the political dialogue. The meeting will provide an…

Tunis, Tunisia, 20 August 2015 - A meeting of Libyan civil society organisations and activists convened in Tunis, Tunisia, on 19-20 August 2015. It included men and women active in human rights, humanitarian work, journalism and victims' organizations. The meeting was facilitated by the United…

24 August 2015 - A meeting of representatives of Libyan women groups and women activists, in the framework of the political dialogue, commenced on Monday 24 August 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia. The three-day meeting, facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in partnership with…

Tunis, 25 August 2015 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) convened a meeting with Member States, regional organizations, non-governmental organizations and UN Agencies, Funds and Programs working on Libya on the support to a future Libyan Government of National Accord. It was…

Briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of UNSMIL, Bernardino Leon, to the Security Council Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Council, 1. You have before you the Secretary-General’s latest report on the activities of the United Nations Support…

On 26 August, the Director-General welcomed to UNESCO Mr Bernardino Leon, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNMIL). Irina Bokova and Bernardino Leon discussed UNESCO's efforts to safeguard Libya's cultural heritage…

Skhirat, Morocco, 27 August 2015 - A round of Libyan political dialogue facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) commenced Thursday 27 August 2015 in Skhirat, Morocco. Discussions are focusing on expediting the dialogue process with a view to finalising the Libyan…

Tunis, Tunisia, 26 August 2015 - Members of Libya's Constitution-Drafting Assembly (CDA) met with experts from the UN Electoral Support Team on 26 August 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia, to discuss provisions in Libya's draft constitution related to the conduct of future elections in Libya. UN experts…