- Press Releases
UNSMIL condemns attempts to obstruct municipal elections
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…
SRSG Tetteh joins youth from across Libya at a Youth Dialogue Forum meeting to discuss the political process
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…
- Press Releases
UNSMIL strongly condemns arson attacks on HNEC Field Offices on the eve of elections
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns the deliberate attacks that took place in the early morning hours of 15 August against two field offices of the High National Elections Commission (HNEC)…
- Youth Engagement
- Advancing women, peace and security
SRSG Tetteh holds online consultation with over one hundred young women on the political process
TRIPOLI – One hundred and twenty-five young women joined the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Libya, Hanna Tetteh, on Wednesday for an online discussion focused on the importance of including youth and…
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UNSMIL welcomes the opening this morning of polling centers in 26 municipalities for the holding of Municipal Council Elections.
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the opening this morning of polling centers in 26 municipalities for the holding of Municipal Council Elections. Libyan citizens, residents of those municipalities…
UNSMIL / Elizabeth Stuart
- Press Releases
UNSMIL Statement on the End of Municipal Council Elections Polling Day
TRIPOLI - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) congratulates the citizens of 26 Libyan municipalities for the successful conduct of Municipal Council Elections today with a reported high preliminary turnout of…
Polling center in Central Tripoli Municipality - UNSMIL / Elizabeth Stuart
- Inclusive democratic process and national reconciliation
UNSMIL leaders visit polling centres, welcome successful elections in 26 municipalities
TRIPOLI — Special Representative of the Secretary-General Hanna Tetteh and her two deputies visited three Tripoli polling centres Saturday to witness municipal elections and meet with the High National Elections Commission…
22,584 people responded: The results of UNSMIL’s poll on the political process
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya closed its online poll Thursday, which has been ongoing for the last two months, with the participation of 22,584 people. The poll was conducted to invite members of the public to…
Sixty-five youth from eastern Libya join DSRSG Koury in UN consultations on the upcoming roadmap
TRIPOLI – Sixty-five youth from cities across eastern Libya joined Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Political Affairs, Stephanie Koury, in an online consultation last Thursday, about the…
UN Photo / Eskinder Debebe
- SRSG Briefings to UN Security Council
Remarks of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Hanna S. Tetteh, to the Security Council - 21 August 2025
Mr. President, Excellencies, members of the Security Council. Our meeting takes place after 26 Libyan municipalities successfully went to the polls on 16 August in spite of some significant challenges. I would like to commend…
HNEC
- Press Releases
UNSMIL welcomes preliminary results of municipal council elections, and reiterates the call for and removal of obstructions to elections in other municipalities in Libya
TRIPOLI - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the High National Elections Commission’s (HNEC) announcement of the preliminary results for 26 municipalities in the Western region. The Mission calls on…
Tebu delegation at UNSMIL headquarters in Tripoli — ©UNSMIL / Shebani
Tebu group calls for stronger representation and rights in Libya’s political process
TRIPOLI — A group of Tebu called for greater political inclusion during a meeting Monday with Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Stephanie Koury. The twelve-member delegation included political, legal, and…