- SRSG Briefings to UN Security Council
Remarks of SRSG Ghassan Salamé to the United Nations Security Council on the situation in Libya
Mr. President [Ambassador Joseph Singer, Dominican Republic], Allow me to congratulate the Dominican Republic for its Presidency of the Security Council. Mr President, Members of the Council, The South remains Libya’s…
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Statement by UNSMIL on latest developments in the South
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expresses its deep concern about reports coming from the South on the mobilisation of armed forces and the escalating cycle of statements and counter-statements, signaling…
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First evacuation from Libya of 2019 brings 130 refugees to safety
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, evacuated yesterday (28 January) 130 people out of Libya, marking the first evacuations to Niger in 2019. The individuals evacuated had been detained in very dire conditions, and for months on…
Ghassan Salame and Ahmed Aboul Gheit stress the need for regional cooperation in support of Libya political process
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Libya, Ghassan Salame, met with Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States(LAS), today in Cairo to discuss the latest developments in…
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Presidency Council’s Women Support and Empowerment Unit holds its first coordination meeting with international community
The Women's Support and Empowerment Unit for the Presidency Council held its first coordination meeting today, in the Prime Minister's Office in the Libyan capital Tripoli, with a number of representatives of embassies in in…
UN launches plan to address humanitarian needs in Libya in 2019
Tripoli, 5 February 2019 – Seven years after the revolution, hundreds of thousands of people across Libya, live in dire conditions. In a bid to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs for 552,000 most vulnerable people…
SRSG Ghassan Salame meets UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the margins of Addis Ababa’s AU Summit
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Libya Ghassan Salame met today with the UN Secretary-General (SG), Antonio Guterres, on the margins of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa. SRSG Salame and SG…
Statement by UNSMIL on latest developments in the South
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) reminds all parties of their obligations to guarantee the protection of civilians and the country's resources – which belong to all Libyans - by avoiding targeting economic…
SRSG Salame discusses Libya with Tunisian Foreign Minister on the margins of AU Summit
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Ghassan Salame, met today with H.E Khemaies Jhinaoui, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia, on the…
SRSG Ghassan Salame holds talks with Algerian Foreign Minister on the margins of Addias Ababa’s AU Summit
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Ghassan Salame, held talks today with H.E Abdelkader Messahel, the Foreign Minister of Algeria, on the…
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159 Eritrean asylum-seekers get access to safety after months in detention in Libya
UNHCR, the UN Refugee agency, evacuated yesterday 159 Eritrean asylum-seekers from Tripoli airport to the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM) in Niamey, continuing its commitment to offer protection to the most vulnerable…
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Ghassan Salame hosts a meeting between PC President Fayez Serraj and LNA Chief Khalifa Haftar
Abu Dhabi, 28 February 2019 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Ghassan Salame, hosted a meeting yesterday between the President of the Presidency Council, Fayez Serraj, and the Commander of the…