SRSG Ghassan Salame's speech at the opening of the first stage of Libya's Action Plan on amendments to the LPA
Dears, I convey to you the greetings of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and his wishes for success. I should like to inform you that he exclusively chose Libya to be the first conciliatory arena in his program of the year and that he is diligently working to enable it emerge from the…
Note to the Correspondents from the Spokesperson of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya on the Joint Drafting Committee Meeting today
Tunis, 27 September 2017 - The Joint Drafting Committee of the House of Representative and High Council of State convened its second meeting, today, at the United Nations Support Mission in Libya’s Tunis headquarter. The meeting, facilitated by Special Representative to the Secretary-General for…
Note to the Correspondents from the Spokesperson of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya on the Meeting of the Joint Drafting Committee
Tunis, 28 September 2017- The Joint Drafting Committee of the House of Representative and High Council of State continued today its internal consultations with the broader dialogue committees of both Councils to further deliberate on the structures and responsibilities of the Presidency Council and…
Note to Correspondents from the Spokesperson of the United Nations Support mission in Libya on the Joint Drafting Committee Meetings
Tunis, 29 September 2017 - The Joint Drafting Committee of the House of Representative and the High Council of State held its fourth meeting today, at the United Nations Support Mission in Libya’s Tunisia headquarter in the presence of the Special Representative to the Secretary-General for Libya…
Note to Correspondents from the Spokesperson of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya on the Fifth Round of Talks of the Joint Drafting Committee
Tunis, September 30 - The Joint Drafting Committee of the House of Representatives and the High Council of State held its fifth meeting today to draft amendments to the Libyan Political Agreement in the presence of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Libya, Dr. Ghassan Salamé…
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The Joint Drafting Committee Concludes its First Set of Talks & Back in a Week after Consultations with the House of Representatives & High Council of State
Tunis, 1 October, 2017 - The Joint Drafting Committee of the House of Representatives and the High Council of State held today its sixth and final meeting within this set of talks at the United Nations Support Mission in Libya’s Tunis headquarter. The meeting were facilitated by the Special…
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Human Rights Report on Civilian Casualties - September 2017
Tunis, 1 October 2017 – From 1 September to 30 September 2017, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 35 civilian casualties - 12 deaths and 23 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya. Victims included 7 men killed and 8 injured, 3 women killed and 2…
UNSMIL Condemns Attack on Misrata Court House
4 October, 2017 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemns today’s suicide attack against the court house in the Libyan city of Misrata. The attack, for which the Islamic State (ISIL) claimed responsibility, killed at least three and wounded over 15, including civilians. The…
IOM Providing Emergency Assistance to Over 4,000 Migrants After End of Sabratah Conflict
Sabratah – In the aftermath of weeks of conflict in the Libyan coastal city of Sabratah, at least 4,000 migrants, previously held in numerous informal detention centres and camps, have been transferred to a hangar in the city’s Dahman area, where IOM, the UN Migration Agency is providing emergency…
Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein at the end of visit to Libya
Photos for the visit to Tripoli / video report for the visit Geneva, 12 October 2017 - No UN High Commissioner for Human Rights ever managed to make an official visit to discuss the human rights situation in Libya during the time of Muammar Gaddafi or in the years following the end of his…
WFP PROVIDES EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES IN LIBYA’S CONFLICT-HIT SABRATHA
Tunis – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has started providing vital food assistance to families who have been displaced by clashes between armed groups in western Libya’s Sabratha. The area has recently experienced an upsurge of conflict. Since the end of September, more than 15,000…