News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

TRIPOLI – 24 January – Twenty-five young men and women joined UNSMIL’s team in Tripoli in a workshop to promote the Ceasefire Agreement and its full implementation including the withdrawal of the mercenaries and foreign fighters. They have expressed concerns over weapons proliferation, and the…

TRIPOLI – 24 January – The joint technical coordination team composed of the Eastern and Western military and security institutions agreed Thursday on a project to establish a joint centre for communication and information exchange to support institutions securing Libya’s borders, combating…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Hanna Serwaa Tetteh of Ghana as his Special Representative for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). She succeeds Abdoulaye Bathily of Senegal, who served as Special Envoy and Head…

TRIPOLI – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is pleased to announce the establishment of the Advisory Committee, as part of its multi-track political initiative announced to the Security Council on 16 December 2024. The role of the Advisory Committee will be developing technically…

TRIPOLI – The Advisory Committee (AC) launched its work today with an inaugural meeting at the Headquarters of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in Tripoli. Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) Stephanie Koury welcomed the members and highlighted the AC's…

Assalamu Alaikum Distinguished members of the Advisory Committee, I would like to warmly welcome you to the inaugural meeting of the Advisory Committee and to thank you for accepting to be part of this important endeavor. The challenge that lays ahead is not an easy one, but it is an important one…

TRIPOLI - Facilitated by UNSMIL, the Advisory Committee concluded its inaugural two-day meeting in Tripoli. Participants engaged in productive discussions on the committee's rules of procedures and workplan including plans for the second meeting next week. They also held a structured discussion on…

Mr. President, I am pleased to brief the Council on recent developments in Libya. Two days ago, Libya marked the fourteenth anniversary of the 17 February Revolution. But the dream of a civil, democratic and prosperous Libya remains unfulfilled. Entrenched divisions, economic mismanagement…

TRIPOLI, 20 February 2025 – I arrived in Libya today to officially assume my duties as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). In line with Security Council resolution 2755 (2024) I will lead UN mediation efforts…

TRIPOLI – The UNSMIL-established Advisory Committee (AC) concluded yesterday its second three-day meeting in Tripoli. Facilitated by the Mission’s electoral and constitutional experts, the committee held discussions on the current electoral framework, focusing on the contentious aspects that have…

TUNIS – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) organized a two-day forum with members of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC), local ceasefire monitors, and members of the security arrangements subcommittee to examine and assess the increasing proliferation of hate speech…

I extend my warmest wishes to all Libyans on this occasion of the blessed month of Ramadan. Ramadan is a time for reflection, compassion, and empathy, a time when Libyans come together as families, sharing values of kindness, generosity, and solidarity. Having recently arrived in Libya, I look…