News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

LEON: We are in a normal moment which is the usual process in any such negotiations like the ones we what we are having here in Skhirat. So, we have a big debate and this debate reflects the interest of the parties of getting the best possible agreement. It reflects the diversity of views in Libya…

Press conference of Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Bernardino Leon on Wednesday evening, 16 September 2015, in Skhirat, Morocco Good evening. We have spent another day of consultations with the different delegations. The ones that are here, the ones that are not here and…

Skhirat, Morocco – 18 September 2015 - SRSG Bernardino Leon’s remarks at press conference announcing agreement between House of Representatives delegation and House of Representatives Boycotters on addressing Libya’s new transitional phase: You know that you are used to see me arrive here with a lot…

Skhirat, Morocco, 20 September 2015 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns the military escalation in Benghazi on Saturday 19 September 2015. The timing of airstrikes clearly aims at undermining the on-going efforts to end the conflict. Benghazi has suffered for too…

Excerpts from SRSG for Libya Bernardino Leon’s press conference late night Monday 21 September 2015 in Skhirat, Morocco: You know that in every process in every negotiations there is a moment in which we have to declare that the job is done. And what I am coming to say tonight is that we finished…

25 September 2015 - On the occasion of the blessed Eid al-Adha, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Bernardino Leon appeals to all parties in Libya to release those who are still detained outside the framework of the law so that they can return to their families and participate…

Delivered by the Director of the Human Rights, Transitional Justice and Rule of Law Division of UNSMIL 30th session of the Human Rights Council, Item 10 29 September 2015 Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, On behalf of Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the…

Oral update of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Libya pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 28/30 [To be delivered by the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights] 30th session of the Human Rights Council, Item 10 29 September 2015 Mr. President, Excellencies…

Jordanian Expertise in Family and Children Protection Extended to Libyan Staff of Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Justice and Civil Society Organizations In September, UNSMIL’s Women Empowerment Section, in collaboration with UNICEF, and the Government Institutions in Jordan organized a four-day…

Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Agila Saleh Essa Gwaider, President of the House of Representatives of Libya New York, 29 September 2015 - The Secretary-General met today with H.E. Mr. Agila Saleh Essa Gwaider, President of the House of Representatives of Libya. They…

Libya Humanitarian Needs Overview 2015: Over 2.44 Million People Affected by Conflict and Political Instability in Need of Assistance. (September 2015) Armed Conflict and political instability have impacted over 3 million people across Libya. An estimated 2.44 million people are in need of…

New York, 2 October 2015 I'm very much grateful to many ministers who are taking part in this meeting. Let me begin by welcoming our friends from Libya and the dialogue participants. The violence of the past year and a half is leading Libya down a path of death, displacement and destruction…