UN complete third training on Small Arms and Light Weapons risk awareness and control measures for Libyan women
On 15 December, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), in partnership with UN Women and UNSMIL/Security Institutions Division, completed the third and last workshop of the new phase of its project on Small Arms and…
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Stabilization Facility for Libya delivers equipment to five schools in Kikla
Kikla, 20 December 2017 – The Stabilization Facility for Libya (SFL) has delivered school furniture and supplies to the Municipality of Kikla. Five different schools in the city, Martyrs, Khalifa Ahmed, Swadna, Central Girls…
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IOM commemorates International Migrants Day with positive migrant stories
Libya - To commemorate International Migrants Day on 18 December 2017 and to celebrate and shed light on the positive impact of migration on our society the UN Migration Agency (IOM) organized activities and events in the…
Ms. Amal Elmoghrabi, UNDP Programme Analyst hands over the ambulances to the Mayor of Murzuq, Mr. Ibrahim Shawish, at UNDP Libya office in Tripoli. Photo: ©UNDP.
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EU-funded project hands over two ambulances to Murzuq municipality
Murzuq, 21 December 2017 - Murzuq municipality, in the south of Libya, has received two intensive care ambulances from UNDP through a EU-funded project which aims to improve access to essential services, create jobs and…
Fezzan Representatives Adopt a Charter for Reconciliation
Tunis, 22 December 2017 - More than 55 representatives from the South of Libya concluded a three-days Forum in Tunis by adopting a general Charter for Reconciliation. The participants included elders and wisemen from various…
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WHO provides ECHO-funded essential medical supplies to Al-Jalaa hospital, Benghazi
Tunis, 26 December 2017 - Sixty thousand (60,000) people in Benghazi will benefit from medical supplies provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) and funded by the European Union Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid…
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Stabilization Facility for Libya starts the rehabilitation of a clinic and a school in Sirt
Sirt, 27 December 2017 –The Stabilization Facility for Libya (SFL) handed over Alittihad School and the polyclinic of Sirt to a construction company to start the rehabilitation of these two buildings. After the handed over…
UNMAS supports Libyan women to organize the first Small Arms and Light Weapons National Awareness Day in Libya
On 16 December, the cohort of Libyan women, trained by UNMAS on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Risk Awareness, organized the first SALW National Awareness Day in Libya where they raised awareness on small arms and light…
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THE SECRETARY-GENERAL's MESSAGE ON 1st JANUARY: AN ALERT FOR THE WORLD
Dear friends around the world, Happy New Year. When I took office one year ago, I appealed for 2017 to be a year for peace. Unfortunately – in fundamental ways, the world has gone in reverse. On New Year’s Day 2018, I am not…
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Human Rights Report on Civilian Casualties - December 2017
Tunis, 1 January 2018 – From 1 December to 31 December 2017, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented six civilian casualties - five deaths and one injury – during the conduct of hostilities across…
WHO provided ECHO-funded essential medical supplies to Zintan general hospital
Thirty thousands (30,000) people in Zintan will benefit from the medical supplies provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) and funded by the European Union Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid (ECHO). In the context…
Visit of the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs to Tunisia and Libya
The Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, is traveling to Libya and Tunisia from 9 to 12 January 2018. During his visit, Mr. Feltman will discuss with Libyan leaders the implementation of the United…