UNSMIL statement on ceasefire-related security dialogue for Tripoli
Zawiya, 9 September 2018 - The United Nations Support Mission to Libya (UNSMIL) hosted a meeting today to discuss the consolidation of the 4 September 2018 ceasefire, agree on a monitoring and verification mechanism and begin…
UNSMIL Statement Condemning Terrorist Attack on Libya’s National Oil Company
Tripoli, 10 September 2018 - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns the cowardly terrorist attack on the National Oil Company today. It expresses its deepest condolences to the families of the victims and…
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The Ceasefire Consolidation Agreement
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Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Libya
New York, 21 September 2018 - The Secretary-General is alarmed by the increasing number of violations of the ceasefire agreement signed by armed groups in Tripoli on 4 September under the auspices of his Special…
Statement by Ghassan Salame, Special Representative of the Secretary General to Libya and Head of UNSMIL pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 37/45
39th session of the Human Rights Council Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council, I wish to thank you for inviting me to address the Human Rights Council. Further, I want to express my gratitude for permitting me…
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Human Rights Report on Civilian Casualties - September 2018
Tunis, 2 October 2018 – From 1 September to 31 September 2018, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 40 civilian casualties –18 deaths and 22 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya…
UNSMIL Statement on the Security Situation in Southern Libya
Tripoli, 19 October 2018 - UNSMIL deplores the deterioration of the security situation in Libya’s South and calls on the Libyan authorities to take prompt and effective action against the lawlessness engulfing the region. The…
Message of Special Representative of the Secretary-General to Libya Ghassan Salame on United Nations Day
This United Nations Day is special in that the UN celebrates it inside Libya, alongside the Libyan people. My colleagues and I have spent the past year living in Tripoli, engaged with interlocutors in cities across the…
UNSMIL Statement on al-Foqha Attack
Tripoli, 29 October 2018 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns the deadly attack on al-Foqha, a town in central Libya, in what local authorities say was a brutal act of revenge conducted by…
UNSMIL Statement on Assaults against Institutions in Tripoli
Tripoli, 1 November 2018 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has observed over the last several days the illegal use of force and intimidation against private and public institutions in Tripoli, notably…
Secretary-General Message on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
In just over a decade, more than a thousand journalists have been killed while carrying out their indispensable work. Nine out of ten cases are unresolved, with no one held accountable. Female journalists are often at greater…
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Human Rights Report on Civilian Casualties - October 2018
Tunis, 1 November 2018 – From 1 October to 31 October 2018, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 10 civilian casualties – eight deaths and two injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across…