News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

This year’s observance of United Nations Day occurs at a time of transition for Libya; a time for Libyans to come together in unity. A time to decide on a path forward towards one government, one parliament and one army. For the UN, Libya’s sovereignty is paramount. The reconciliation and state…

1. The League of Arab States, the African Union, and the United Nations held a trilateral meeting at the headquarters of the League of Arab States on 25 October 2016 to discuss the situation in Libya and the means to further cooperation between the three organizations in order to advance the…

Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Martin Kobler expressed his concern over the fighting in Zawiya, which is reported to have claimed a number of civilian lives. Mr. Kobler urged the forces engaged in the violence there to…

Tunis, 30 October 2016 - "Since last year, field reports have indicated a deterioration of the health system in Libya, affecting mainly the Mother and Newborn health services. This deterioration is due to several issues, namely the dwindling number of health workers and particularly midwives in…

Attacks on journalists violate the human rights of individuals and undermine freedom of information and expression across societies. Impunity, which makes this terrible situation worse, is rampant. Of the 827 documented killings of journalists over the past decade, the information at hand shows that…

Tunis, From 6 to 10 November, UNFPA, in partnership with ONFP (National Office for Family and Population, Tunis) and RCT (Regional Center for Training, Cairo) and in collaboration with the Libyan Ministry of Health and the NCDC (National Center for Diseases Control), organizes an advanced training…

The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Libya organized 2 three-day trainings on international refugee law this month. The first training targeted 25 journalists and reporters from Libyan local media from Tripoli, Benghazi, Sabha, Ajdabya, Zentain, Al-Bayda, and…

Addis Ababa, Nov 8 2017 - The Special Representatives of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, met today with the President Idriss Deby of Chad, President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger and the High Level Representative of the African…

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Maria do Valle Ribeiro of Ireland as his new Deputy Special Representative and Deputy Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), where she will also serve as United Nations Resident Coordinator…

Under the theme ‘Together We Can, Together We Work, Together We Advance For Peace,’ Libyan female members of the House of Representatives (HoR) will convene A 2-day conference in Tunisia. The conference brings together women parliamentarians from Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia…

Valletta, 9 November 2016 – Members of the Libyan Political Dialogue will kick off a two-day meeting tomorrow aimed at ending the impasse and agreeing on steps towards advancing the implementation of the Libyan Political Agreement. During the meeting, participants will take stock of recent political…

Under the theme ‘Together We Can, Together We Work, Together We Advance For Peace,’ Libyan female members of the House of Representatives (HoR) will convene A 2-day conference in Tunisia. The conference brings together women parliamentarians from Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia…