The Secretary-General Written message on International Women’s Day
New York, 8 March 2017 Women’s rights are human rights. But in these troubled times, as our world becomes more unpredictable and chaotic, the rights of women and girls are being reduced, restricted and reversed. Empowering…
Ministry of Local Government and Four Municipalities Meet for the Youth in Libya
05 March 2017, Tunis - UNICEF organized two workshops in parallel in Hammamet, Tunisia to discuss the role of municipalities in youth development and creating opportunities for active participation through the UNICEF-EU…
Stranded Nigerian and Gambian Migrants Return Home from Libya
Libya - On 7 March, IOM helped 171 stranded Nigerian migrants – 76 men and 95 women – to return home from Libya by air. Two days later, on 9 March, IOM assisted another 141 stranded Gambians – all men – to return home to…
Joint Communique of the Quartet meeting on Libya
1. The League of Arab States (LAS), the African Union (AU), the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) held a meeting at the headquarters of the League of Arab States on 18 March 2017 to discuss the situation in…
Stranded Guinean Migrants Return Home to Conakry from Libya
Libya - On 14 March, IOM helped 98 stranded Guinean migrants – 96 men and 2 women – to return home to Conakry from Libya by air. The charter flight, which was coordinated with the Libyan and Guinean authorities, departed from…
Martin Kobler: Escalating violence and hateful rhetoric threaten widespread conflict in Libya
20 March 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, warns of dangerous escalation across Libya emanating from the…
IOM Libya Releases 2016 Displacement Trends Analysis
Libya - IOM Libya last week (17/03) published DTM Libya’s Internal Displacement in Libya – 2016 in Review which presents a comprehensive overview of Libya’s human mobility patterns, trends and dynamics for 2016. The report…
Martin Kobler: Human rights violations and impunity must end
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler is gravely concerned at continued and persistent reports of serious violations of…
- International and National Days
SRSG statement on the occasion of International Women Day 8 March 2017
“Towards equal participation of women in building Libya’s future” As we celebrate the International Women Day, I think of the courageous Libyan women who played a key role in sparking the 2011 revolution. Today, women play a…
- Press Releases
Media Advisory: The Libyan Experts Forum discusses a proposal for national framework on social protection
WHAT: 5th edition of the Libyan Experts Forum for Development Cooperation WHO: More than 40 Libyan Experts in development, policy makers, influencers, University professors and opinion leaders Ms. Maria do Valle Ribeiro…
UNSMIL holds consultations on the implementation of the LPA security arrangements
The Senior Military Adviser for the UN Support Mission in Libya, General Paolo Serra, arrived in Tripoli to consult with the Presidency Council and the Ministries of Defence and Interior on the next steps required for the…
UNHCR Mission to Libya launches the report “Mixed Migration Trends in Libya: Changing Dynamics”
29 March 2017 - On Wednesday 29 March, the UNHCR Mission to Libya in Tunis launched a report titled “Mixed Migration Trends in Libya: Changing Dynamics”. In addition to this report, there was also a presentation on “The Human…