News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

TRIPOLI - The Co-Chairs of the International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Working Group of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya of the Berlin Process - the Netherlands, Switzerland, and UNSMIL - are alarmed by the numerous deaths in custody across Libya. More than a year after the…

TRIPOLI – Fourteen youth from Kufra joined an online consultation Monday about young men and women’s challenges and recommendations as part of the ongoing public consultations for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya’ political process. “We lack representation in the House of Representatives…

TARHUNA - Sixteen women from Tarhuna joined Deputy Special Representative for the Secretary General, Political, Stephanie Koury in a consultation meeting on the political process on Wednesday and stressed the need for better protection from violence, particularly online, as well as representation in…

Tripoli – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) followed the live broadcast of the High Council of State (HCS) session on Sunday, 27 July, during which 95 members elected a new Presidency. The Mission noted that voting proceeded under normal conditions and with transparency. UNSMIL is…

TRIPOLI – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya and the Government of Italy brought together international partners for the first Libya Mine Action Support Group in Tripoli on Tuesday, which focused on better protecting the people of Libya from mines and unexploded ordnance. The meeting aimed…

TRIPOLI – At the end of their two-day consultative meeting under the auspices of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), the 6+6 Committee and the Advisory Committee agreed on the necessity of amending Libya's constitutional and legal framework to facilitate presidential and…

TRIPOLI – Special Representative of the Secretary General Hanna Tetteh engaged with 239 Libyans Friday in an open Zoom call, discussing issues ranging from options to take the country to elections, to accountability measures for potential spoilers, to the inclusion of women, youth and persons with…

TRIPOLI – During times of conflict or instability, media can deepen divides and incite violence by spreading propaganda and false information, framing stories in a biased manner, and depicting opponents as evil or less than human. All these tactics are common in Libya, said media professionals…

TRIPOLI – Libyan media professionals don’t feel equipped to deal with digital safety threats, they told the United Nations Support Mission in Libya—so, the Mission organised an online training session on 31 July to teach them how to protect themselves and their data. Sixteen media practitioners from…

TRIPOLI – Thirty-four young women from across Libya graduated on Tuesday from the UN in Libya’s Ra’idat training programme, marking International Youth Day in the presence of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Libya, Hanna Tetteh. The second cohort of the programme ended their…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya condemns, in the strongest terms, the armed attack by unknown assailants that took place in the early hours of 12 August against the office of the High National Elections Commission in Zliten, reportedly damaging property and injuring two individuals. Such…

TRIPOLI – In a series of engagements to mark International Youth Day, Special Representative of the Secretary General for Libya, Hanna Tetteh, joined over forty youth on Wednesday at a meeting organized by the Youth Dialogue Forum in Tripoli to discuss the political process. The meeting brought…