- Press Releases
Libya Migration Working Group Convenes in Tripoli for third time
Tripoli - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and IOM, the UN Migration Agency co-chaired the third Migration Working Group meeting in Tripoli. During the meeting, held on 25 April, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
IOM, UNICEF, UNHCR Step up Protection for Children on the Move in Libya
Libya – IOM, UNICEF and UNHCR are enhancing migrant and refugee child protection measures in Libya. In March 2018, IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix identified some 29,370 unaccompanied migrant children in Libya – although…
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UNSMIL welcomes reconciliation agreements in support of peace and stability in Libya
Friday, 27 April 2018 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes all reconciliation initiatives between communities in Libya, aiming at restoring safety and stability to the daily lives of Libyans. In…
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Joint Communique of the Quartet meeting on Libya
Cairo, 30 April 2018 1. The League of Arab States (LAS), the African Union (AU), the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) held their fourth meeting at the headquarters of the League of Arab States on 30 April 2018…
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- Human Rights Report on Civilian Casualties
Human Rights Report on Civilian Casualties - April 2018
Tunis, 1 May 2018 – From 1 to 30 April 2018, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 31 civilian casualties – four deaths and 27 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya. Victims…
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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Libya
New York, 2 May 2018 - The Secretary-General condemns the terrorist attack on the High National Election Commission (HNEC) headquarters in Tripoli today. He extends his condolences to the families of the victims and sincere…
Reconciliation Committees and Experts from Ghadames and Awal Attend Training on Conflict Resolution, Human Rights Monitoring and Investigation Techniques
As part of the project “Towards National Reconciliation in Libya”, members of the reconciliation committees and experts from the Local Council of Awal and the city of Ghadames attended a three-day training in Tunis on 3-5 May…
- SRSG Briefings to UN Security Council
Remarks of SRSG Ghassan Salamé to the United Nations Security Council on the situation in Libya - 21 May 2018
Madam President, Members of the Security Council, Allow me to congratulate Poland for its Presidency of the Security Council this month. I am grateful for this opportunity to brief you on our work in Libya. Madam President…
Healthcare under attack in Libya
GENEVA/TUNIS (22 May 2018) – Violence in Libya continues to have a devastating impact on health care in the country, with hospitals and other medical facilities bombed, shelled and looted; medical personnel targeted, attacked…
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Urgent humanitarian access required to Derna - Statement by the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Maria Ribeiro
Tripoli, 24 May 2018 - The humanitarian community in Libya is perturbed by the continued lack of humanitarian access and subsequent assistance into Derna despite repeated requests. Humanitarian actors have not been allowed to…
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UN Condemns Benghazi Bombing
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemns in the strongest terms the car bomb attack that took place today in Benghazi, Libya. The attack targeted a populated residential neighbourhood and left at least…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Libya
New York, 29 May 2018 - The Secretary-General welcomes the Political Declaration on Libya adopted in Paris today by four major Libyan actors convened under the auspices of the United Nations and hosted by President Emmanuel…