News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

Honorable Deputy of the Presidential Council Abdallah Al-Lafi, Distinguished Members of the House of Representatives and the High Council of State, Esteemed Ambassadors and Representatives of Diplomatic Missions in Libya, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to welcome you to the headquarters of the…

TRIPOLI - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the endorsement by the House of Representatives (HoR) of the nominees for the new Governor and Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL), in consultation with the High Council of State (HCS) in accordance with Article…

(As Delivered) Mister President, (Switzerland) You may recall that in my last briefing to the Security Council on 20 August, I had focused extensively on unilateral measures by various Libyan sides and the instability they had caused. Over the last two months, we continued to witness the negative…

The members of the Security Council welcomed the agreement reached between Libyan actors on the Central Bank of Libya and its endorsement by the House of Representative and High State Council. They called on all Libyan parties to fully and swiftly implement the agreement, including appointing a…

TRIPOLI – 20 October 2024– Deputy Special Representative for the Secretary General and Officer-in-Charge of UNSMIL Stephanie Koury joined representatives from UNDP, UNICEF and UN Women in a panel discussion hosted at the High National Elections Commission (HNEC), to launch the second cohort of the…

TRIPOLI – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the appointment of the Central Bank of Libya's (CBL) Board of Directors through Decision number 17 for 2024, issued yesterday by the Presidency of the House of Representatives. This marks a significant step in fulfilling the…

Tripoli – October 24, 2024 – Some 25 young men and women from across Libya participated on Tuesday, in an online training workshop on the electoral process with Electoral Assistance Service. The training highlighted the vital role elections play in enabling citizens to manage the public affairs of…

Excellencies, Generals and colleagues, I would like to thank the 5+5 Joint Military Commission for hosting us here in Sirte. I would also like to thank the assembled Ambassadors from the Security Working Group as well as the larger group of Berlin Process representatives. I should also mention the…

TRIPOLI – 27 October – Over three days in Tripoli, community leaders, civil society organisations and youth representatives from Ubari and other parts of Libya came together with UNSMIL and the Ministries of Defence, Local Government, Labor, Youth, Tourism and Traditional Industry to share…

TRIPOLI – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the announcement by the High National Election Commission (HNEC) regarding the upcoming municipal council elections in 58 municipalities across the country set for 16 November. This election represents an important step towards…

TRIPOLI – 31 October – Fourteen young men and women from across Libya joined UNSMIL experts from the Ceasefire Monitoring Component on Wednesday in Tripoli to share their ideas and recommendations on how youth can support the implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement in Libya. In breakout…

Tripoli - In anticipation of the upcoming municipal councils' elections set for 16 November, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has organized a two-day workshop aimed at enhancing the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in safeguarding the electoral process. Conducted on 30…