- Press Releases
UN in Libya Releases 2022 Results Report and Launches New Website
Tripoli, 26 June 2023 – In 2022, the United Nations in Libya worked to advance sustainable peace and development for people across Libya by strengthening governance, restoring access to basic social services, and improving…
- International and National Days
SRSG Abdoulaye Bathily's Statement on Eid al-Adha
On behalf of the United Nations family in Libya, I extend my warmest wishes to the Libyan people on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. Eid is a time of sacrifice and of coming together. It is my hope that these two values can be a…
- Press Releases
Statement by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya on the dissemination of false information
TRIPOLI, 05 July 2023 UNSMIL has become aware of a fabricated story that is circulating in local and regional news networks about an alleged plan to announce a roadmap to elections in Libya by SRSG Abdoulaye Bathily. The fake…
Statement by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya on the establishment of a High Financial Oversight Committee
TRIPOLI, 08 July 2023 - UNSMIL welcomes the decision announced by the Presidential Council to establish a High Financial Oversight Committee to address fundamental issues of transparency in the spending of public funds and…
Statement from SRSG Abdoulaye Bathily on facilitating an inclusive political process
TRIPOLI, 10 July 2023 - The Security Council, in its resolution 2656 (2022) adopted on 28 October 2022, urged the Libyan institutions and key stakeholders “to agree on a roadmap to deliver elections as soon as possible across…
- Press Releases
Statement from the United Nations Support Mission in Libya
Tripoli - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is deeply disturbed by the continued abductions, arbitrary arrests, and disappearances of citizens and public figures by various security actors in Libya. On July…
UN and Libyan government representatives hold high-level event to discuss UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-25
TRIPOLI – 14 July 2023 – The importance of sustainable development as a pathway to elections was emphasized today at a high-level event to mark the first six months of the implementation of UN Sustainable Development…
Meeting of Security Working Group for Libya in Benghazi / © UNSMIL
SRSG Abdoulaye Bathily's opening remarks: Security Working Group for Libya - Benghazi
***As delivered *** Distinguished members of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission, Excellencies present in person and online, First, I want to express my appreciation to all of you for attending this Security Working Group…
SRSG Abdoulaye Bathily, co-chairs of the Security Working Group, and the 5+5 Joint Military Commission members in Benghazi / © UNSMIL
Security Working Group urges Libyan actors to create conducive environment for an inclusive political settlement
As the United Nations Support Mission in Libya intensifies efforts to engage political leaders to establish a consensual path to elections, military and security actors in Libya will play an important role as key enablers of…
UNSMIL warns against unilateral actions or undermining people’s demands for elections
TRIPOLI, 26 July 2023 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) takes note of the approval of a roadmap and the announcement of nominations for a new government by the House of Representatives (HoR). The Mission…
UNSMIL statement on recent security developments in Tripoli
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya is following with concern security incidents and developments in Tripoli since yesterday and their impact on the civilian population. The Mission reminds all parties involved of…
- Economic reforms
UNSMIL Welcomes the Announcement of the Reunification of the Central Bank Of Libya
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya welcomes the announcement, on August 20, of the finalization of the reunification of the Central Bank of Libya. We commended the CBL Governor Saddek Omar Ali Elkaber and Deputy…