News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Tunis – Female members of the Libyan House of Representative (HoR) kicked-off a three-day conference under the theme ‘Together We Can, Together We Work, Together We Advance For Peace’. The conference aims at promoting the role of female parliamentarians and enhancing their capacities to play a…

Tunis, 10 November 2016 – Female members of the Libyan House of Representative (HoR) kicked-off a three-day conference under the theme ‘Together We Can, Together We Work, Together We Advance For Peace’. The conference aims at promoting the role of female parliamentarians and enhancing their…

Members of the Libyan Political Dialogue met on 11-12 November 2016 in Malta. They discussed the developments of the political process and the obstacles that obstruct full implementation of the Political Agreement. They agreed to further discuss the issue in the upcoming Libyan political dialogue in…

Female members of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) ended a three-day conference with concrete recommendations and agreed steps to advance the role of women in the political life and decision making process in Libya. Gathering under the theme, “Together We Can, Together We Work, Together We…

Tunis, 1 November 2016 – From 1 October to 31 October 2016, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 102 civilian casualties, including 29 deaths and 73 injured, during the conduct of hostilities across Libya. Victims included 7 children killed and 13 injured, 3 women killed…

Tunis, 14 November 2016 - UNICEF together with senior officials from the Ministry of Local Government and the Delegation of the European Union held a workshop in Tunis, Tunisia on the commitment and partnership for young people in Libya. Within the framework of the programme ’Towards Resilience and…

WHO country office has conducted Assessment workshop for Libyan national Cancer registry between 16- 17 November in Tunis, in partnership with WHO Regional office, the International Agency for research of Cancer (IARC), and the Global Initiative for Cancer Registry Development (GICR), and it has…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) deplores the outbreak of tribal violence in the city of Sabha that resulted in at least 20 killed and over 50 injured. The Mission is encouraged by the ongoing reconciliation efforts and appeals to national and local authorities to prevent further…

The United Nations is extremely concerned by the continued worsening humanitarian situation in Ganfouda area in Benghazi due to increased hostilities over the past week. “I am extremely worried by the impact on civilians of intense fighting in and around the Ganfouda area. Many people remaining in…

At long last, there is growing global recognition that violence against women and girls is a human rights violation, public health pandemic and serious obstacle to sustainable development. Yet there is still much more we can and must do to turn this awareness into meaningful prevention and response…

The Republic of Korea has contributed one million dollars (US$) to assist in speedy rehabilitation projects in Libya that will improve vital basic services to the citizens. The donation is a valuable contribution to the Stabilization Facility for Libya (SFL), an initiative of the Libyan Government…

Tunis - Between the 25th November and the 10th December, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Libya office, organizes a campaign in Libya to advocate and raise awareness on gender-based violence with the support of the Women and Youth Empowerment Forum (WYEF). The campaign involves many local…