News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Ladies and Gentlemen, members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum Good morning, Sabah Al-Kheir wa Assalam alaykum, It is a great pleasure to be able to meet with all of you again in person. Please join me in expressing our deepest appreciation to the Government of Switzerland for the…

We are pleased to share shots from the opening session and meetings of the UNSMIL-facilitated Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, which commenced on 1 February in Geneva. Download High Definition photos here: https://bit.ly/3pC2Z29 Full Playlist of Day 1 of the LPDF: https://youtube.com/playlist?list…

We are pleased to share pictures and video footage from the second day of the UNSMIL-facilitated Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, which commenced on 1 February in Switzerland. Photos: https://bit.ly/39EBVK8 Broll Day 2 (February 2, 2021): https://youtu.be/I0MVKE7BWHE LPDF Announcement of the results…

Switzerland, 2 February 2021 - Today, on the second day of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) meeting in Switzerland which has convened to select a temporary unified executive authority to take Libya to national elections on 24 December 2021, the members of the Libyan Political Dialogue…

We are pleased to share pictures and video footage from the third day of the UNSMIL-facilitated Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, which commenced on 1 February in Switzerland. Photos: Day 3 Morning Pictures Photos: Day 3 Afternoon Pictures Broll Day 3 Morning: LPDF Day 3 video footage Broll Day 3…

4 February 2021 - UNSMIL welcomes the convening of the 7th round of the 5+5 Joint Military Committee (JMC) at its Headquarters in Sirte, from 4 to 7 February, to continue the planning for the implementation of the ceasefire agreement signed on 23 October 2020 in Geneva. The JMC meeting will focus on…

Switzerland, 5 February - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announces that it has received four lists of candidates for the positions of the three-member Presidency Council and of Prime Minister, which were submitted by the specified deadline and with the required number of…

Switzerland – 5 February 2021 - The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum members cast their votes this morning for the four lists of candidates for the three-member Presidency Council and Prime Minister positions, which were submitted yesterday and met the required endorsements stipulated in the…

Assistant Secretary-General and UNSMIL Coordinator Raisedon Zenenga met today with the Head of the Presidency Council Fayez Serraj. They discussed current developments in Libya and ways to strengthen UN support to Libya, in light of the momentum generated by the ongoing Libya Political Dialogue…

Today, Special Envoy for Libya Ján Kubiš spoke to President of the Presidency Council Fayez Fayez Serraj and Foreign Minister Syala ahead of taking up his functions tomorrow. The Special Envoy reiterated the UN steadfast commitment to a stable, prosperous and united Libya, building on the positive…

Ladies and gentlemen, members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, I am pleased to announce the results of the vote of the second round for the selection of the new executive authority. 73 ballots were cast; there was one abstention and zero invalid ballot. The Winning ticket received 39 votes…

Geneva, Switzerland, 5 February 2021 Thank you very much Alessandra, and it’s wonderful to see everyone here tonight. And I’m pleased to come to you right after the conclusion of the voting process for the new unified, temporary executive authority in Libya. This was the result of a five-day meeting…