News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Tripoli, 29 May 2020 – I am shocked by the horrific reports about Wednesday’s shooting at a smuggling warehouse in Mezda killing 30 migrants and injuring 11 others. Human trafficking and smuggling, which I condemn in the…

Tripoli, 01 June 2020 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the acceptance by the Government of National Accord and the “Libyan National Army” of the resumption of talks on the ceasefire and…

Tripoli, 07 June 2020 - The tragedy that has beset Libya for more than a year has proven, beyond any doubt, that any war among Libyans is a losing war. There can be no real victor, only heavy losses for the nation and its…

TRIPOLI, 08 June 2020 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the opening of the Sharara and El Feel oil fields this weekend. The oil blockade has needlessly cost the Libyan people over $5 billion due…

Tripoli, 10 June 2020 - UNSMIL is pleased to announce that both, Government of National Accord (GNA) and The Libyan National Army (LNA) delegations, are fully engaged in the third round of talks of the (5+5) Joint Military…

The Secretary-General is deeply shocked by the discovery of multiple mass graves in recent days, the majority of them in Tarhouna. The Secretary-General calls for a thorough and transparent investigation, and for the…

I very much welcome the opportunity to address the UN Human Rights Council today as part of the interactive dialogue on Libya. Since former SRSG Salame’s briefing in September of last year, serious violations of human rights…

On the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, the UN family in Libya commemorates the adoption of Security Council resolution 1820 (2008) , on 19 June 2008 in which the Council condemned sexual…

The third meeting of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya (IFCL) was convened at the Senior Officials level, via video conference, on Monday 22 June 2020. The meeting was co-chaired by the League of Arab States (LAS…

TRIPOLI, 23 June 2020 - As per the Berlin Conference Conclusions and under the International Follow-Up Committee on Libya (IFCL), the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Human Rights Working Group convened its first…

TRIPOLI, 23 June 2020 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the establishment of an international Fact-Finding Mission to Libya (FFML), pursuant to a resolution adopted yesterday by the Human Rights…

25 June 2020 - Full and effective participation of women in public life, including all political processes and peace building initiatives remains essential and a core priority for UNSMIL. Twenty five years following the…