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Tripoli, 07 March 2021 - The UN Secretary-General Special Envoy for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Ján Kubiš stresses the importance of holding the House of Representatives session on Monday, 8 March, which is the first since several years. The Special Envoy…

‘Libyan Women Are a Force for Change’ On International Women’s Day, the co-chairs of the Working Group on International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights established under the Berlin process – the Netherlands, Switzerland, and UNSMIL, represented by its Human Rights, Transitional Justice and Rule of…

8 March 2021 Today, the world celebrates International Women’s Day, which is marked globally under the theme of “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world,”. And as we celebrate the 8th of March International Women’s Day, we take time to reflect on issues of gender equality…

Tripoli, 8 March 2021 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya welcomes the convening of a formal House of Representatives (HoR) session today in Sirte to deliberate on the vote of confidence on the cabinet list proposed by Prime Minister-designate Abdelhamid AlDabaiba. The Mission is pleased…

08 March 2021 – The UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy (SE) for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMI) Ján Kubiš paid a visit to Cairo from 6 to 8 March where he met with high-level Egyptian officials, the League of Arab States’ Secretary-General as well as with…

Tripoli, 10 March 2021 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) congratulates the Libyan people on the approval by the House of Representatives (HoR) of a new interim unified Government and applauds the HoR leadership and its members for coming together in unity on this historic day…

The Secretary-General welcomes the endorsement of an interim Government of National Unity by the House of Representatives as an important step towards restoring unity, stability, security and prosperity in Libya. The Secretary-General commends the House of Representatives and the Libyan Political…

PARIS, 12 March 2021 - UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Libya, Head of UNSMIL Mr. Ján Kubiš held in Paris a series of meetings with high-level French officials, as part of his efforts to rally the international community’s support for Libyans in their pursuit of peace, stability, unity and…

TRIPOLI, 15 March 2021 - The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Libya, and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ján Kubiš welcomes the swearing-in of the Government of National Unity (GNU) today before the House of Representatives (HoR), during its session in Tobruk…

The Political Working Group (PWG) of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya (IFCL) held a meeting on 3 December 2020 to review the progress achieved thus far with regards the Libyan political track and consider how participants of the Berlin process can further support these efforts…

The Political Working Group (PWG) of the International Follow-Up Committee on Libya (IFCL) held a meeting on 18 March 2021 to review the progress attained thus far in advancing a comprehensive political settlement of the situation in Libya, and pursuing the implementation of the Roadmap for the…

Thank you very much Your Excellency Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas. Indeed, a great pleasure and honor. I would like to thank you so much for having me, for receiving me. I know during this COVID time, it’s not that easy. I, very much, value the fact that during this visit, I am able to meet you. I am…