SASG Williams visits Tarhouna and meets with families of victims and survivors of human rights violations
TARHOUNA, 10 May 2022 - The Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on Libya (SASG), Stephanie Williams visited today the city of Tarhouna, 90 km southeast of Tripoli, a city that witnessed mass and targeted killings and large-scale atrocities. Facilitated by the Association of Tarhouna Victims at…
SASG Stephanie Williams Remarks to members of the House of Representatives and the High Council of State UN-Facilitated Joint Committee to Determine the Constitutional Framework for Elections
Cairo, Egypt | 15-20 May 2022 Welcome back, everyone, and before I begin, I hope that you had a blessed end to the holy month of Ramadan and a joyous Eid. Thank you for being here today for the second session of the joint committee of the House of Representatives and the High Council of State to…
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UNSMIL Statement on armed clashes in Janzour, Tripoli
TRIPOLI, 16 May 2022 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expresses its serious concern about armed clashes yesterday, 15 May, that involved indiscriminate fire and the alleged use of heavy weapons, in Janzour area, a densely populated neighbourhood in Tripoli. The current…
SASG, Stephanie Williams’ Closing Remarks to members of the House of Representatives and the High Council of State
Cairo, Egypt |20 May 2022 I first would like to start this meeting by first expressing my sincere gratitude to the government and people of the Arab Republic of Egypt for hosting us graciously again for this second round of talks here in Cairo, and for offering us their continued hospitality. We are…
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Statement by USG Rosemary DiCarlo - Security Council meeting on the situation in Libya - 26 May 2022
Madam President Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the latest developments in Libya. Since my last briefing to the Council on 19 April, the deadlock on the political, security and economic fronts has persisted, despite the best efforts of the United Nations to facilitate…
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UNSMIL Statement on clashes last night in Tripoli
TRIPOLI, 10 June 2022 - UNSMIL has received reports of clashes in Tripoli last night between armed groups, which endangered the lives of civilians, and separately of mobilization of armed groups, along with heavy weapons, from areas surrounding Tripoli. UNSMIL is deeply concerned about these…
SASG Stephanie Williams Opening Remarks to Members of the House of Representatives and the High Council of State United Nations-Facilitated Joint Committee to Determine the Libyan Constitutional Framework for Elections
Cairo, Egypt | 12-19 June 2022 Ladies and Gentleman, Honourable Members of the Joint Committee of the House of Representatives and High Council of State, it is a pleasure to be here today to inaugurate this third and final round of discussions; I wish to express once again my sincere appreciation to…
Statement by the Co-Chairs (Netherlands, Switzerland and UNSMIL) of the International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Working Group of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya
Extension of Mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission on Libya Is Critical to Preparing the Path Towards Sustainable Peace 16 June 2022, Tripoli – The co-chairs of the Working Group on International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights established under the Berlin process – the Netherlands, Switzerland and…
SASG Stephanie Williams Press Statement Members of the House of Representatives and the High Council of State United Nations-Facilitated Joint Committee to Determine the Libyan Constitutional Framework for Elections
Cairo, Egypt | 12-19 June 2022Cairo, Egypt | 12-19 June 2022 - The third and final round of negotiations between the Joint House of Representatives and High Council of State Committee on the Libyan Constitutional Track drew to a close in the early morning of 20 June. The Joint Committee achieved a…
Opening remarks by Stephanie Williams, UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Libya High-level Meeting on the Libya Constitutional Track
28 June 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - Excellencies, Honorable Speaker of the Parliament, President of the High Council of State Distinguished members of the delegations, I am very pleased to welcome you here today in this United Nations Headquarters, the Palais des Nations, a historic and highly…
DiCarlo: "The United Nations’ priority in Libya remains to facilitate a return to the electoral process"
Mr. President, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on recent developments in Libya. On the political front, I am pleased to report that, since the last briefing to the Council on 20 June, there has been some progress on the constitutional track. The third and final round of…
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Accountability is Pivotal to Prosecute Those Responsible for War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity in Libya
Geneva - 29 June 2022 - The Independent Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) on Libya uncovers further evidence of crimes against humanity, war crimes, and gross human rights violations in its comprehensive report, which comes amid growing tensions and a persistent political stalemate, contributing to…