Statement by the Meeting of the Joint Misrata-Tawergha Dialogue Committee Convened on 25-26 April 2016 in Tunis
The select Committee established by the Joint Misrata-Tawergha Dialogue Committee met in Tunis on 25-26 April 2016 under the auspices of the Human Rights, Transitional Justice and Rule of Law Division of the United Nations…
Martin Kobler Condemns Deaths in Bani Walid, Calls for Investigation and Restoration of Order
27 April 2016 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Martin Kobler condemns the killing of 3 Libyan and 12 Egyptian nationals in a series of…
- Human Rights Report on Civilian Casualties
Libya Human Rights Report on Civilian Casualties - April 2016
Tunis, 1 May 2016 – From 1 April to 30 April 2016, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 47 civilian casualties, including 33 deaths and 14 injuries, during the conduct of hostilities across Libya…
UNSMIL and UNESCO Call for Greater safety of Media Workers in Libya
3 May 2015 – The third of May of every year, the world celebrates the World Press Freedom Day. This is day, is a very important day for Libya, a country of journalists and bloggers who played a key role during the 2011…
Libyan journalists propose a code of ethics during times of crisis
Amman, Jordan - 29 April 2016 - Building on recommendations from two preparatory meetings 19-25 April that examined conflict-sensitive approaches, Libyan journalists, with UNESCO facilitation, have proposed a code of ethics…
Libya's Humanitarian Coordinator Expresses Deep Regret over Children Death in Explosion in Benghazi
03 May 2016 - Humanitarian Coordinator and Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Ali Al-Za’tari expresses deep regret about the death of three children and the injury of another on Monday in…
- International and National Days
International Day of the Midwife - May 5, 2016
Midwives: health heroes for women, adolescent girls and newborns On this day, the United Nations Population Fund, Libya office, salutes the contribution of the Libyan midwives and the caring mothers who have worked to save…
Libya’s health crisis claims the lives of 12 newborns in the South
Tunis, 5 May 2016 – The international humanitarian community is stepping up its support to southern Libya’s only neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU), after the deaths of twelve newborn babies over the past month.“Libya’s…
Standing up for humanity: our only choice
Standing up for humanity: our only choice Cairo, 5 May 2016 - Millions of people in the Middle East and North Africa are enduring intolerable human suffering. Widespread violence, conflict and extremism in Iraq, Libya…
Kobler Strongly Condemns Attack on Benghazi Protesters,calls for Perpetrators to be Held Accountable
07 May 2016 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Martin Kobler strongly condemns the attack on demonstrators in al-Kish Square in Benghazi in the…
First Board Meeting on Stabilization Facility for Libya held in Tunis
12 May 2016, Tunis - The first Board meeting of the Stabilization Facility for Libya was held today in Tunis. The meeting was co-chaired by the Prime Minister HE Faiez Al-Serraj, the Deputy Prime Minister HE Fathi Al-Mejbari…