News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

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) in Zawiya and Sahel Al Gharbi. Such criminal acts represent another grave…

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 women in the political process in Libya. The discussion was one of a series of…

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 have the opportunity to exercise their political rights and participate in…

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 71%. According to reports, today’s elections were held in an orderly and…

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 staff and election observers who were overseeing the voting. SRSG Tetteh and…

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 express their preferences on four options proposed by an Advisory Committee…

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 challenges they face and their ideas on the Advisory Committee's proposals. The…

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 the dedication of the electoral management body HNEC, their staff and…

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 all parties to peacefully accept the outcome of the voting and to resort…

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 tribal figures, members of social councils, women, youth, and civil…

TRIPOLI – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) observes with deep concern the continued mobilization of forces and heavy weaponry around Tripoli, and considers this to be a dangerous development. We note that discussions have progressed on security arrangements in Tripoli which have…

“Alarming Levels of Enforced Disappearances Across Libya Threaten National Reconciliation” TRIPOLI - On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expresses its alarm at the pervasive and systematic practice of enforced…