News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Tunis, 18 December 2015 – The Libya Experts Development Cooperation Forum – an assembly of Libyan academics, prominent experts and entrepreneurs – pledged support for the Government of National Accord (GNA) and developed a series of recommendations for both short-term priorities and longer-term…

21 December 2015 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, welcomed the Road Map Document adopted by the Misrata/Tawergha Joint Committee in Geneva on 18 December 2015. “This agreement shows that…

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen I suggest the following next steps: First: after the signature, an immediate, strong and supportive Security Council resolution is required to give the Government of National Unity the legitimacy it needs. I would welcome supportive statements by the African Union…

From 14-16 December, UNMAS held the first of three trainings for 11 women on raising awareness of the risks associated with small arms and ammunition. The three-day workshop saw women from a variety of areas in Libya come together and share stories on the danger of weapons in the house and offer…

17 December 2015: Seventeen Libyan participants successfully completed a three-week-long humanitarian emergency response training course for explosive ordnance disposal on 17 December 2015. This humanitarian emergency response training course was specifically designed and tailored for the current…

22 December 2015- The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Mr. Ali Al-Za’tari, expressed gratitude to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and to WFP’s implementing partner in Libya, Shaik Tahir Azzawy Charity Organization, for the starting the distribution of approximately 1…

Important Step on the Road to Peace, Security and Prosperity. Hard work ahead 23 December 2015 – Today’s resolution by the United Nations Security Council on Libya is a clear and unambiguous statement of support for the Libyan Political Agreement and the institutions emanating from it. The…

Welcomes Signing of the Libyan Political Agreement, Calls for the Formation of the Government of National Accord

24 December 2015 – I congratulate all Libyans on the occasion of the country's Independence Day. Today marks 64 years since Libya declared its independence. Despite the challenges facing the country today, Libya has remained an independent, sovereign country with territorial integrity since 1951…

23 Dec 2015 - Press conference by Mr. Martin Kobler, Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) following the adoption of Security Council Resolution 2259 (2015) on the situation in Libya.

01 January 2016 - On this first day of the new year, from Libya's capital Tripoli, I would like to extend my most sincere and heartfelt wishes to the Libyan people on New Year 2016. May it be a year of peace, hope and prosperity for Libya. Last year may not have been the luckiest one for Libya, but…

31 December 2015 - As part of his efforts to broaden support for the Libyan Political Agreement, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Martin Kobler, visited Libya on Thursday 31 December 2015 and met with the President of the House of Representatives, Mr. Agila Saleh…