UNICEF Regional Director's visit to a Child Friendly Space in the Municipality of Janzour in Tripoli, Libya. The CFS is implemented by Al Nahla Organization, a UNICEF national partner since 2015 who provide psychosocial support for vulnerable children displaced by the conflict to Janzour.
UNSMIL/Libya 2017/ Abel KAVANAGH
More than half a million children in Libya need humanitarian assistance
Statement from UNICEF Regional Director, Geert Cappelaere, following his first visit to the country TRIPOLI, 9 August 2017- “Six years since the crisis began in Libya, over 550,000 children need assistance because of…
Special Representative Ghassan Salame visits Benghazi, its destroyed university, praises the city for its steadfastness
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salame arrived in Benghazi today as part of his ongoing efforts to engage Libyans everywhere on how…
Peace depends on the participation of young people - Statement by UNFPA Libya on International Youth Day
UNFPA Acting Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, reiterates on the International Youth Day that young people have the potential to act as greater forces for positive social change and to build the foundation for a just and…
Photo: Students skip rope in a playground at a school in Janzour, east of Tripoli, Libya, February 2017. UNICEF/Romenzi;
Libya: Situation of Water and Sanitation Facilities in Schools
Tunis, 14 August 2017 - During the first quarter of 2017, UNCIEF in partnership with the National Centre for Disease Control and the Ministry of Education conducted an in-depth assessment of the quality of water and…
Special Representative Ghassan Salame meets with Misrata’s political and community leaders
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salame arrived in Misrata today as part of his ongoing efforts to hear from Libyans on how best to…
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Ghassan Salame arrives in Zintan, First Secretary-General Special Representative to Visit the City since 2014
Thursday, 17 August 2017 –The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salame landed in Zintan today to hear from its residents on how best to move…
EU/Libya Health System Strengthening Project 2 - Workshop for Building Capacity of Analyzing Disrupted Health Systems
21 August 2017 - Today, an intensive workshop was launched aiming to build capacity of analyzing disrupted health systems. The workshop is part of the EU funded SHAMS project workplan that is technically led by WHO Country…
- SRSG Briefings to UN Security Council
Remarks of SRSG Ghassan Salamé to the United Nations Security Council - 28 August 2017
Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council At the outset, I would like to congratulate Egypt on presiding over the Security Council this month. I am very pleased to be speaking to you from the UNSMIL compound in…
UN implements new training on Small Arms and Light Weapons risks for Libyan women
On 21 August, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) started a new phase of its project on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) risk awareness in Libya, kindly supported by the Italian Development Cooperation Agency…
Training of Trainers on Public policies
Tunis , 23 August 2017 - Within the context of the Net-Med Project funded by the EU, UNFPA Libya CO jointly with UNESCO , organized a “training of trainers on Public policies “ from 23rd to 26th August 2017 in Tunis , Tunisia…
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- Human Rights Report on Civilian Casualties
Human Rights Report on Civilian Casualties - August 2017
Tunis , 1 September 2017 – From 1 August to 31 August 2017, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 21 civilian casualties - 7 deaths and 14 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya…
Al Zawiya Family and Child Protection Unit: Achievements, Challenges, and Lessons Learned
Tunis, 6 Sep 2017 – UNICEF Libya country office, in partnership with Al Zawiya Security Directorate, conducted a two-day workshop to review the achievements, challenges and lessons learned from the Family and Child Protection…