SRSG Bathily chairs meeting for the Joint Military Commission and Libyan and International Ceasefire Monitors
SIRTE - 15 January 2023 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, announced the launch of joint work between the international ceasefire monitoring team and Libyan monitors in Sirte during the meeting of the Joint Military Commission (JMC) 5+5 today. SRSG…
SRSG Bathily calls for resources, political recommitment for Libya ceasefire agreement
SIRTE – After the conclusion of the latest meeting of the Joint Military Commission (5+5) in Sirte Monday, SRSG Abdoulaye Bathily Monday called on the national authorities to recommit to fully supporting the implementation of Libya’s 2020 ceasefire agreement. He called upon the government to…
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SRSG Bathily chairs meeting of the Joint Military Commission and liaison committees with neighboring Countries to discuss action plan to withdraw mercenaries and foreign fighters
CAIRO - 7 February 2023- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, launched today in Cairo a two-day meeting bringing together the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) and liaison committees for…
Libya’s 5+5 JMC and Liaison Committees approve a coordination mechanism for the withdrawal of mercenaries and foreign fighters from Libya
CAIRO, 8 February 2023 – The 5+5 Joint M ilitary Commission (JMC) and liaison committees from Libya, Sudan and Niger developed and approved the establishment of a n i ntegrated m echanism for joint coordination and data exchange to facilitate the full withdrawal of mercenaries and foreign fighters…
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Right to work: Libyan Labour Unions highlight workers struggle amidst the protracted crisis
TRIPOLI – 13 Februrary 2023 – The voices of labourers in Libya are not being heard amidst the protracted political crisis said the President of the Labour Union at a meeting with representatives of labour unions from across the country held at the premises of the United Nations Support Mission in…
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Libyan women need greater awareness of their rights, says group of female government officials
TRIPOLI – 13 February 2023– A lack of awareness of their rights prevents many women from seizing economic opportunities, said the Ms. Zakiya Alamary the leader of the General Secretariat for Libyan Women (GSLW) in a meeting with UNSMIL’s gender equality section last week. The group of 16 Libyan…
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SRSG Abdoulaye Bathily’s Remarks to the Security Council meeting on Libya - 27 February 2023
(As delivered) Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Council, On 17 February, Libya celebrated the 12th anniversary of the 2011 Revolution. Libyans commemorated by voicing their determination to achieve a better future. They renewed their demands for peace, long-term stability, prosperity…
On International Women’s Day, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, and Head of UNSMIL, Mr. Abdoulaye Bathily: “Libyan women are a force for change”
Tripoli – 8 March 2023 – Libyan women are a force for change and will play a crucial role in the future of Libya. As UNSMIL works to help break the current deadlock and enable elections in 2023, I urge women across Libya to participate meaningfully in all initiatives aimed at restoring the…
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SRSG Bathily's remarks to the press on the High-Level Panel for Elections
Brothers and sisters, women, men, boys and girls of this diverse and beautiful country, Libya, Members of the national and international press present here and online, Assalamu Alaikum! Thank you for joining me today. As Head of UNSMIL, the Security Council has given me the mandate to carry out the…
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Statement by the meeting of the JMC 5+5 and eastern and western military and security commanders in the presence of SRSG Bathily
TUNIS - On 15 March 2023, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) hosted a meeting in the presence of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General Abdoulaye Bathily bringing together the 5+5 Joint Military Committee (JMC) and an number of commanders of the military…
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Security Working Group for Libya co-chairs commend JMC 5+5 efforts, Chiefs of Staff work towards reunification of military institutions, emphasize importance of Libya’s national unity and territorial integrity
TUNIS - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya and the United Kingdom, the lead co-chair of the Security Working Group of the Berlin Process International Follow-up Committee this month hosted a meeting on Thursday, 16 March, to discuss the way forward in the security track, the continued…
Libyans: We care for our homeland, for civil rights and we want living conditions to be improved
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya and the Dutch Ambassador to Libya presented to Presidential Council President Mohammed Menfi Wednesday a list of seven human rights principles and recommendations based on consultations with more than 500 Libyans. The document is the culmination of a…