- Press Releases
UNSMIL Statement on False Reports of a "New Road Map" to Be Announced by SRSG Bathily
Tripoli, 28 December 2022 - UNSMIL notes false online reports that SRSG Abdoulaye Bathily plans to announce a new road map and to form a new government. This sort of fake news is aimed at generating confusion about the…
UNSMIL encourages political leaders to swiftly reach complete, final and time-bound arrangements to take the country to elections in 2023
TRIPOLI, 05 January 2023 - UNSMIL takes note of the joint statement of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the High Council of State regarding their discussions in Cairo today. UNSMIL strongly…
Chairs meeting for the Joint Military Commission and Libyan and International Ceasefire Monitors in Sirte / © UNSMIL
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…
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…
SRSG Abdoulaye Bathily chairs a meeting between the 5+5 Joint Military Commission and the Liaison Committees of Libya, Sudan and Niger 7 February 2023 to discuss the withdrawal of foreign fighters and mercenaries.
- Press Releases
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…
The meetings of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) and liaison committees from Libya, Sudan and Niger in Cairo, chaired by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Libya, Mr. Abdoulaye Bathily / © UNSMIL
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…
- Inclusive democratic process and national reconciliation
- Economic reforms
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…
- Advancing women, peace and security
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…
- SRSG Briefings to UN Security Council
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…
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…
- Press Releases
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…
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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…