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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…

BERLIN, 19 March 2021 - UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Libya, Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Mr. Ján Kubiš conducted a two-day official visit to Berlin from 18 to 19 March, as part of his international outreach efforts to augment the international community’s…

TRIPOLI, 23 March 2021 – The UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ján Kubiš arrived yesterday in Tripoli to continue his engagements with the new interim Government of National Unity and various Libyan actors to fast-track the…

AS PREPARED Video Link Madam President, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, United States of America, Members of the Security Council, Thank you for the opportunity to update you on the situation in Libya – my first briefing to the UNSC in my new capacity. Following the selection on 5 February by…

TRIPOLI, 26 March 2021 - The UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ján Kubiš accompanied ministers of foreign affairs of Germany, Mr. Heiko Maas; of France, Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian; and of Italy, Mr. Luigi Di Maio during their historic…

26 March 2021 Esteemed Members of the LPDF, Many thanks that you are making time for us today, I understand it is not the best day to have meetings but I didn't want to postpone this gathering, I wanted to address you as soon as possible after my briefing to the Security Council, and as soon as…

TRIPOLI, 27 March 2021 -The Special Envoy Special Envoy and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ján Kubiš held yesterday a meeting with a group of women from different backgrounds and parts in Libya, including activists, lawyers, LPDF members, human rights advocates, civil…

TRIPOLI, 27 March 2021 – The UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ján Kubiš, held yesterday a virtual meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF). Addressing the LPDF members [Transcript of Opening Remarks], Special Envoy…

TRIPOLI, 29 March 2021 - Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Libya, and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ján Kubiš, met yesterday in Tripoli with Head of High Council (HCS) of State Khaled Al-Meshri, in the presence of his two deputies Mr. Mohammed Baqi and Mr…

Libya, 30 March 2021 – Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Libya, and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ján Kubiš met today with Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Mr. Agila Saleh in al-Qubba. Speaker Saleh expressed the House of Representatives’…

Transcript of the Special Envoy’s Interview with BBC 27 March 2021 - Tripoli BBC Reporter: Thank you very much for speaking to us today. The government's number one priority here in Libya, should be what? Special Envoy: First of all, their people, and the unity and the sovereignty of their country…

Between 2-5 April, The United Nations Support Mission I Libya (UNSMIL), together with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and Deloitte International, the firm selected to conduct the financial review process, convened a series of meetings with representatives of the Presidency…