Libya Gaddafi regime trial fell short of international standards – UN report
GENEVA / TUNIS (21 February 2017) – The trial in Libya of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and 36 other members of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s regime represented a major effort by the Libyan judiciary to hold people to account for crimes…
Stranded Nigerian Migrants Return Home from Libya
Libya - On 21 February, IOM helped 172 stranded Nigerian migrants – 110 women, 49 men, seven children and six infants – return home to Nigeria from Tripoli, Libya. The charter flight, which was coordinated with Libyan and…
UN Welcomes Abu- Selim Ceasefire Agreement, Calls for Implementation of the Libyan Political Agreement
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) deplores the outbreak of violence in Abu-Selim, Tripoli that resulted in many casualties. The Mission commends the Presidency Council and community leaders’ efforts to…
Dr Daniel-Wrabetz HR training for DCIM copyright IOM
Libyan Detention Centre Staff Receive Human Rights Training
IOM has held a five-day training for managers and staff of Libyan detention centres on: The Promotion and Protection of Migrants’ Human Rights inside the Detention Centres. The training was designed to build the capacity of…
UNICEF: A deadly journey for children: The migration route from North Africa to Europe
UNICEF calls for implementation of six-point agenda for action to keep refugee and migrant children safe New York / Geneva, 28 February 2017 – Refugee and migrant children and women are routinely suffering sexual violence…
Martin Kobler, UN Secretary-General Special Representative for Libya urges parties to respect humanitarian law in Qanfuda
“Those not respecting human rights must be held accountable” The Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, has been following with deep concern the…
- Human Rights Report on Civilian Casualties
Human Rights Report on Civilian Casualties - February 2017
From 1 February to 28 February 2017, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 11 civilian casualties, including 3 deaths and 8 injuries, during the conduct of hostilities across Libya. Victims included…
Workshop: Rapid city profiling and monitoring system for Libya
UN-Habitat, UNFPA 22 February 2017 – Tunis – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) launched the Programme “Rapid City Profiling & Monitoring System for…
WFP welcomes Japan contribution for emergency food assistance in Libya
TUNIS – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$700,000 from the Government of Japan that will provide vital food assistance to tens of thousands of Libyans affected by ongoing conflict…
Migration Trends in Libya 2016: Flow Monitoring Report
Libya - IOM Libya’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), has released its 2016 Flow Monitoring overview report, providing a comprehensive analysis of over 8,000 surveys conducted with transiting migrants throughout Libya in…
IOM Helps Stranded Migrants Return to Mali from Libya
On Thursday, 2 March, IOM helped 163 stranded Malian migrants – 151 adults, seven children, five infants – return home on a charter flight from Tripoli, Libya. IOM Libya’s Christine Petré reported 37 of the migrants had been…
Martin Kobler condemns military escalation: “Only political dialogue can solve the Libyan crisis”
7 March 2017 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, condemns the military escalation in Libya’s Oil Crescent region which…