News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

1. The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, convened a high-level meeting on Libya in New York on 2 October 2015. The meeting was held in the presence of a delegation of members of the United Nations-facilitated Libyan political dialogue. Participants included representatives of…

Excerpts from SRSG for Libya Bernradino Leon Press Conference in Skhirat, Morocco, Tuesday 06 October 2015 Bernardino Leon: I think what I can tell you today is that this last Friday we had a very special moment in the Libyan national dialogue. After one year working together, all the Libyan…

New York, 6 October 2015 - The Secretary-General reiterates the call of Member States and regional organizations who, during a high-level meeting he convened on 2 October, urged participants in the Libyan political dialogue to urgently conclude the process and sign an agreement leading to the…

After consultations with all the Libyans participating in this national dialogue, I come here to tell you that despite that we have been waiting for the GNC to make a decision today, and unfortunately this decision has not been the one we were expecting in terms of proposing names for the national…

Excerpts from SRSG Bernardino Leon’s Press Conference in Skhirat, Morocco, on Thursday 08 October 2015: So after a year of work in this process, after working with more than 150 Libyan personalities from all the regions, from all the political affiliations, working in six, seven different locations…

New York, 8 October 2015 - The Secretary-General welcomes today’s proposal of nominees for the Presidency Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord. He commends the dialogue participants on having reached a final text of a political agreement after comprehensive and broad consultations…

9 October 2015 - The members of the Security Council welcomed the announcement by UN Special Representative Bernardino León of the proposed names for the Presidency Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord.The members of the Security Council commended the dialogue participants on…

10 October 2015 - After receiving a number of enquiries regarding the list of names of candidates for the Libyan Government of National Accord, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Bernardino Leon reiterates what he clearly said in Skhirat, Morocco, on 08 October 2015 that only…

Tunis, 12 October 2015 – A meeting of Libyan academics, prominent experts and business leaders convened in Tunis 11-12 October 2015 with a view to addressing the country’s socio-economic problems and exploring ways to contribute to post-conflict recovery under a future unity government. The Libya…

United Nations Mine Action Services Celebrates Completion of Non-Technical Survey Course Programme for Libyans working in Humanitarian Mine Action, Emergency Response Tunis, Tunisia: The United Nations Mine Actions Service (UNMAS) and Arms and Ammunition Advisory Section (AAAS) of the United Nations…

Tunis - Twenty Libyan women activists from different regions and groups met in Tunisia on 08-10 October 2015 to discuss issues pertaining to peace and security in Libya.Participants expressed their deep concern about the situation of displaced women, children and the society as a whole. Security for…

The members of the Security Council recalled their statement of 9 October, which commended the Libyan dialogue participants on finalising the Political Agreement for the Government of National Accord after comprehensive and broad consultations, facilitated by UN Special Representative Bernardino…