News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

11 JUNE 2021 – In the lead up to the Berlin Conference, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Libya, and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) , Ján Kubiš continued his engagements with national and international stakeholders to mobilize further support for the multi…

TUNIS, 19 June 2021 – A group of Libyan experts – lawyers, judges, activists, and human rights defenders – met in Tunis from 16-18 June, to review the draft law on Combating Violence Against Women. The forum led to a comprehensive review of the 2017 draft law which was fundamentally revised…

19 JUNE 2021 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is pleased to announce that it intends to convene an in-person meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Switzerland from 28 June to 1 July. The meeting is an opportunity for the members of the LPDF to develop proposals to…

TUNIS, 22 June 2021 - Following three days of intensive legal debate, the National Libyan Bar Association (LBA) succeeded in finalising its first-ever code of conduct for the Libyan legal profession. Facilitated by UNSMIL, the meeting brought together the LBA’s 10-member elected leadership council…

23 June 2021 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honored to open this important meeting, and I thank our hosts, Germany, for their continued commitment to the Berlin process. Much progress has been made since the first Berlin conference in January 2020. We are here today to build on that…

The Conclusions of the Second International Conference on Libya (Berlin II) 24 June 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 Conclusions of the Second International Conference on Libya…

Distinguished members of the LPDF Advisory Committee, Ladies and Gentlemen I would like to welcome you and thank you for participating in this meeting of the Advisory Committee, which has been convened at the request of members of the LPDF ahead of the in-person LPDF plenary session planned to start…

TUNIS, 24 June 2021 - Today, the Advisory Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) commenced a three-day in-person consultative meeting in Tunis in preparation for the upcoming LPDF plenary discussions which will begin in Switzerland on 28 June. Building on the proposal adopted by the…

Tunis, 27 June 2021 - The Advisory Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) concluded on Saturday, 26 June 2021, a three-day meeting, convened by UNSMIL at the request of LPDF members, in Tunis. UNSMIL and members of the Advisory Committee commended the work of the Legal Committee in…

Distinguished members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), Ladies, and Gentlemen I would like to welcome you to this in-person meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue. I wish to extend deep gratitude to the Government of Switzerland for once again hosting the Libyan Political Dialogue…

29 June 2021 - In the context of the ongoing meeting of the LPDF in Switzerland, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Libya, and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ján Kubiš, held today consultations with representatives of France, Germany, Italy, UK, and US (P3…

Distinguished members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), ladies and gentlemen, welcome back. Today is 1 July. We all understand the importance of this date. Before we start, allow me to recap where are we in our work. We had a difficult session yesterday. Tensions and emotions were high-…