Key Libyan and international partners unite to adopt an action plan for Libya’s heritage
Tunis, 13 May – Key UNESCO partners joined with the Organization to approve a new action plan to address emergency and short term interventions for the safeguarding of Libya’s cultural heritage following a three-day…
Ministerial Meeting for Libya Joint Communique, Vienna 16 May 2016
We welcome the presence of Prime Minister al-Sarraj and commend his leadership in guiding Libya’s institutions through seating the government in Tripoli, a turning point in the Libyan political process.We express our strong…
- Press encounter
Excerpts from SRSG Martin Kobler Press Conference following his Meeting with Libya State Council Members. Tripoli, 19 May 2016
Thank you very much. It is really a pleasure to be here today and to have my first meeting with you… I would like first to express my most profound condolences after what happened in the fight between Misrata and Daesh. Many…
CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP LIBYA: RAPID MULTI-SECTORAL CITY PROFILING AND MONITORING SYSTEM
CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP LIBYA: RAPID MULTI-SECTORAL CITY PROFILING AND MONITORING SYSTEM UN-Habitat, UNFPA 12-13 May 2016 – Tunis – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme…
IOM and UNHCR coordinate Technical Workshop on Saving Lives at Sea in Libya
Libya – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) organized a Technical workshop and coordination meeting for Libyan partners on saving lives of migrants…
UNSMIL and UNDP Train HNEC Staff in logistical support skills
24 May 2016 – Twenty four electoral staff from Libya’s High National Elections Commission (HNEC) completed today a workshop on Logistical support in electoral operations administered by the UN Electoral Support Team to Libya…
Training Workshop for Libyan Women on UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, Commences Today
Twenty representatives of Libyan women groups and women activists, from diverse backgrounds representing all areas of Libya gathered in Monastir, Tunisia to attend a three-day training workshop, from 25 to 27 May 2016, on UN…
Martin Kobler: ‘National Harmony’ Initiative is a Positive Step
Tunis, 27 May 2016 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, says that the ‘National Harmony’ initiative presented by the group of…
Stabilization Facility for Libya Endorses Benghazi, Obari and Kikla for a Quick Assessment
Stabilization Facility for Libya Endorses Benghazi, Obari and Kikla for a Quick Assessment The Stabilization Facility for Libya Project Board met this morning in Tunis under the leadership of HE Dr. Taher Al-Jehaimi, Minister…
Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya Condemns the Shelling of Benghazi Medical Centre
29 May 2016 - Humanitarian Coordinator and Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Ali Al-Za’tari strongly condemns the rocket shelling of the Benghazi Medical Centre (BMC).The BMC is the city's main…
“Southern Libya towards Reconciliation, Peace and Development” Round-Table Convenes in Tunis
Tunis, 31 May 2016 - Thirty leading figures from southern Libyan, representing various national and local institutions, gathered yesterday in the Tunisia capital to attend a three-day round-table, from 30 May to 01 June, to…
- Human Rights Report on Civilian Casualties
Human Rights Report on Civilian Casualties - May 2016
Tunis, 1 June 2016 – From 1 May to 31 May 2016, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 70 civilian casualties, including 24 deaths and 46 injuries, during the conduct of hostilities across Libya…