News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

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 peaceful world. Today’s generation of youth has come of age in an era of…

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 sanitation facilities in 140 schools in west, east and south of Libya. The study…

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 move the political process forward and bring peace to the country. Upon…

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 the political process forward and build peace and prosperity in Libya. Dr…

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 Office in Libya. This capacity building activity will take place during the…

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 Tripoli. My presence here is intended to signify the mission’s and my personal…

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. In line with UN Security Council resolutions promoting the role of women in…

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. The workshop involved the participation of 10 young man and woman who are…

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. Victims included 6 men killed and 13 injured, and 1 boy killed and 1 boy…

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 Unit of Al Zawiya, Libya. Al Zawiya Family and Child Protection Unit is…

8 September, 2017 - UNSMIL categorically denies circulated news reports claiming that the UN plans to deploy a UN peacekeeping force to Libya. The Special Representative has repeatedly said that UNSMIL is progressively returning to Libya, increasing its staff presence including security personnel…

Brazzaville, Republic of Congo – 9 September 2017 Mr. President of the Republic of Congo and Chairman of the High Level Committee of the African Union on Libya, Distinguished Presidents members of the High Level Committee, Mr. President of the Commission of the African Union, Leaders and…