News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

GHADAMES – 14 May – Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General and Resident Coordinator, Georgette Gagnon, launched UNSMIL’s new youth engagement strategy, #YouEngage in a meeting with young men and women held in Ghadames City. #YouEngage aims to change how the Mission interacts with…

GHADAMES – 26 May – On a three-day mission to Ghadames, Derj and Awal last week, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Georgette Gagnon, discussed with more than 100 community leaders, youth and women their concerns and proposed solutions…

TUNIS – Representatives from the Government of National Unity Ministries of Defense and Interior, Prime Minister Office, the Libyan National Army, the National Security Council, the National Programme for Demobilization, Disarmament and Reintegration and 15 other military and security institutions…

TRIPOLI – 5 June – Twenty-six young women from across Libya graduated from the UNSMIL-led training programme by presenting their final projects focus on educating school children on climate change to the Minster of Women, the Ministries of Youth and Education, embassies and Deputy Special…

On behalf of the United Nations family in Libya, I extend our sincere congratulations to the Libyan people on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha. May this celebration bring blessings and peace to all. This Eid comes amid great hardship for the Libyan people. The ongoing political impasse and economic…

TRIPOLI – 18 June – Last week the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) held a workshop for civil society actors to improve communication and collaboration between citizens and state authorities on security issues, and to equip them with the skills and knowledge to effectively address…

Mister President, Members of the Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief you today on the situation in Libya. Let me first wish the Libyan people and all Muslims celebrating Eid Al Adha, a joyous occasion. May it bring respite for those suffering. It is the first Eid al-Adha since the Derna…

Tripoli, 1 July - The United Nations in Libya is now accepting applications for the second cohort of its annual Ra’idat training programme which opens today. Young Libyan women aged 18-30 are invited to apply between 01 and 15 July to join the programme. Ra’idat is a UN in Libya initiative aimed at…

TRIPOLI – UNSMIL is deeply concerned by reports of another abduction, this time in Misrata. On 8 July, 29-year-old political activist Al-Moatassim Areebi was abducted by unidentified armed men in civilian clothes along with Mohamed Shtewi. While Mr. Shtewi was released after being beaten, the…

Tripole - UNSMIL congratulates the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) on completing the first phase of voter registration for 60 municipalities across Libya. Despite challenging circumstances, 210,545 Libyan citizens have registered to vote in the upcoming municipal elections. The mission…

TRIPOLI - UNSMIL welcomes today’s Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum in Tripoli. The forum can serve as an important opportunity to take forward a human rights-based approach to migration governance. The Mission reinforces the need for a concerted international effort based on shared responsibility…

Tripoli - UNSMIL takes note of the meeting of members of the House of Representatives and the High Council of State Cairo on 18 July. While the Mission welcomes all steps in support of a Libyan consensus that facilitates a Libyan-led and owned political process towards national elections, the…