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Tunis, 08 December - The Humanitarian Country Team for Libya convened a coordination meeting with Libyan Non-Governmental Organisations (LNGO) to discuss better engagement and communication in the current humanitarian response for the country. Ways of working in difficult circumstances was the main…

10 December 2015 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Martin Kobler called for ending of the grave human rights violations and abuses devastating the lives of so many in Libya, on the occasion of World Human Rights Day. “I take today’s opportunity to call on all Libyan…

09 December 2015 - The Humanitarian Response Plan for Libya 2015-16, which addresses the needs of 2.4 million people who require humanitarian assistance, was launched by the Humanitarian Country Team in Tunis on 09 December, 2015. The Plan requires $165.6 million in funding. Opening the meeting, Ali…

SRSG Martin Kobler Remarks to the Media after the meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue members in Tunis, 10 December 2015 This was the first time I meet the members of the Libyan political dialogue, and we had a very long session with all members of the Libyan dialogue ... I felt very encouraged…

Excerpts from SRSG Martin Kobler Press Conference after a two-day meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue in Tunis, Tunisia, 11 December 2015 We had two days of very intense discussions with the Libyan Political Dialogue, and I was very happy to have the members of the Libyan Political Dialogue…

Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Council I would like to thank you for this opportunity to address today the Council so soon following my appointment as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya. There have been important developments with respect to the Libyan political…

Joint Communique We affirm our full support for the Libyan people in maintaining the unity of Libya and its institutions that function for the benefit of the whole Country. A Government of National Accord based in the capital Tripoli is urgently needed to provide Libya the means to maintain…

16 December 2015 – The signing of the Libyan Political Agreement is due to take place tomorrow, 17 December 2015 as agreed to by the Libyan political dialogue and as welcomed by the United Nations Security Council and by the ministerial meeting in Rome on 13 December. The signing ceremony has been…

17 December 2015 – Today is an historic day for Libya. Five months ago, on 11 July 2015, the initialling of the Libyan Political Agreement showed the broad consensus on a framework for ending months of destructive violence and political divisions. Today, participants in the Libyan political dialogue…

17 December 2015 - Participants to the UN-facilitated Libyan Political Dialogue have turned the page in the history of Libya by signing the Libyan Political Agreement. A broad range of Libyan representation attended the signing ceremony which took place in Skhirat, Morocco. They included many…

Skhirat, Morocco 17 December 2015 This is indeed a day of hope, this is a day of hope for the people of Libya and I do congratulate the people of Libya for this achievement. I am very grateful for the Kingdom of Morocco to have hosted the Skhirat process and also this event today. This agreement was…

18 December 2015 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Martin Kobler is concerned by the outbreak of deadly violence in the city of Ajdabiya since Wednesday. The fight against terrorism has to respect international humanitarian principles. Kobler emphasizes that civilians…