UNMSIL Team Visits Tobruk Prison, 26 January 2017
UNSMIL’s corrections team visited Tobruk prison on 26 January 2017. Colonel Mohammed Saleh, the Director of the Green Mountain branch of the Judicial Police, accompanied the mission, along with Major Joma’ah Juad, the…
People of Kikla received additional package of assistance
Tripoli, Libya - The Ministry of Planning of the Government of National Accord handed over two ambulances, two generators and 60 computers to the municipality in Kikla, part of a relief package to improve basic services there…
UNHCR conducts training on Refugee Law for the Libyan Coastguard and Navy
Tunis, Tunisia - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is conducting a two-week course on human rights and refugee law for the Libyan Coastguard and Navy. The training is being held on an Italian ship crossing the Mediterranean Sea.…
IOM Launches Psychosocial Support Programme for Migrants at Detention Centres in Libya
IOM has begun to roll out a psychosocial support programme for migrants at detention centres, with the launch of a one-day recreational event at Tripoli’s Abu Salim detention centre. “We do nothing but eat, drink and sleep…
592 rescued migrants off the Libyan coast in two days
Libya - On Friday and Saturday (3 - 4 February), four rescue-at-sea operations were conducted, resulting in the rescue of 592 migrants off western Libya. On Friday, 300 migrants (265 men, 30 women and five children—including…
IOM Aids Displaced Families in Remote Libyan Village
Libya - On 2 February, IOM delivered non-food aid to 300 displaced families in Awal, a remote village in Libya’s western mountain range, close to the Algerian and Tunisian borders. The distribution followed an assessment of…
UN Chiefs Call for International Solidarity to Address Migrant and Refugee Flows in Libya
The Director-General of the International Organization for Migration William Lacy Swing, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, the Special…
IOM's Kamal Sharif during the Community Stabilization Programme Meeting for Sabha
IOM Convenes Community Stabilization Committees in Southern Libya
Libya - IOM Libya's community stabilization programme, Together We Build, has convened Community Management Committees (CMC) in Sabha and Al Qatrun, southern Libya, to discuss the programme’s achievements and challenges in…
- Human Rights Report on Civilian Casualties
Human Rights Report on Civilian Casualties - January 2017
From 1 January to 31 January 2017, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 28 civilian casualties, including 16 deaths and 12 injured, during the conduct of hostilities across Libya. Victims included 5…
- Press Releases
Martin Kobler reiterates full support to the Libyan Political Agreement and its institutions, warns against seeking to achieve political gains by force
The Special Representative of the Secretary General for Libya and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, reiterates his full support to the Libyan Political Agreement and its institutions and warns…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General For Libya Martin Kobler Message on the Sixth Anniversary of the Libyan Revolution
Six years ago, Libyan women and men courageously embarked on the path of transformation and change. Their revolution toppled a dictatorship that ruled over the country for more than 40 years. Their sacrifices brought much…
IOM Libya Helps 334 Migrants Return Home to Nigeria and Senegal
On 14 and 16 February, IOM organized two charter flights to help two groups totalling 334 migrants to return home to Nigeria and Senegal from Libya. On 14 February, 162 migrants, including 101 women, 43 men and 18 children…