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UNSMIL calls on all parties in Libya to focus their efforts on maintaining calm and stability in the country
TRIPOLI, 18 August 2021 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) calls on all parties in Libya to refrain from any mobilization or deployment of security elements and troops that may be perceived as an…
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UNSMIL statement on the release of detainees and resumption of water supply
21 August 2021. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the recent release of detainees as a result of the continue d confidence-building efforts by the 5+5 Joint Military Commission and its strong…
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UNSMIL pays tribute to colleagues who lost their lives and were injured in the 2019 Benghazi attack
On 10 August, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) held a commemoration ceremony at the UN Compound in Tripoli to pay tribute to our colleagues the late Clive Peck, Hussein El-Hadar, and Seniloli Tabuatausole…
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UNSMIL welcomes the creation of a joint force comprising the Tareq Bin Ziyad Brigade and the 166 Brigade as an important step towards unification of state institutions
TRIPOLI, 26 August 2021 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the creation of a new joint force, from both sides of the demarcation lines, comprising the 166 Battalion for Protection and Security and…
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Remarks of the UN Special Envoy for Libya, Ján Kubiš at the Consultative Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Neighboring States of Libya
Algiers, 30-31 August 2021 Excellencies, At the outset, I would like to thank the Government of Algeria for organizing this important and timely meeting. The presence of the high-level representatives from the neighboring…
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UNSMIL expresses concern over armed clashes in Tripoli’s Salaheddine area, calls for immediate cessation of hostilities
TRIPOLI, 02 September 2021 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expresses grave concern about ongoing armed clashes, including the alleged use of indirect fire, in Salaheddine, a densely populated…
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Statement by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya
TRIPOLI, 06 September 2021 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) takes note of the release, on 5 September, of Mr. Al-Saadi Gadhaffi, along with Mr. Ahmed Ramadan and six other officials of the former regime…
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UNSMIL Welcomes Recent Efforts to Maintain the Integrity and Unity of the National Oil Corporation
07 September 2021 - UNSMIL welcomes the mediation exercised by Prime Minister Abdulhamid AlDabaiba to ensure the unity and integrity of the National Oil Corporation (NOC). The unhindered operation of the NOC remains a…
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Remarks of the UN Special Envoy for Libya, Ján Kubiš, League of Arab States Meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers - Cairo, 9 September
Excellencies, Dear Secretary-General, At the outset, I would like to thank the League of Arab States for inviting me to address this important meeting with some updates on Libya, to complement what Foreign Minister Mangoush…
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The Two Branches of the Central Bank of Libya Meet to Further Unification Efforts
On 9 September, Governor Saddek El Kaber and Deputy Governor Ali El Hebri of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), briefed the plenary of the Berlin Process, convened by the Economic Working Group (EWG) Co-Chairs (United States…
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- SRSG Briefings to UN Security Council
Remarks to the Security Council by Ján Kubiš, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Libya, and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya
New York, 10 September 2021 AS PREPARED Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Security Council, Let me begin by congratulating you and Ireland for assuming the presidency of the Security Council this month. We are just…
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UNSMIL Statement on reports about no-confidence motion against the GNU
TRIPOLI, 21 September 2021 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has received, with concern s, reports that the House of Representatives (HoR) has passed a no-confidence motion against the Government of…