News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council welcomed the briefing by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Hanna Tetteh, on 21 August 2025, in which the SRSG outlined the roadmap to advance a Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political process. The roadmap aims at, inter alia…

TRIPOLI - The co-chairs of the Berlin Process Security Working Group (SWG) commend the efforts towards an agreement between the Government of National Unity and the Deterrence Apparatus for Combating Organized Crime and Terrorism and urge a peaceful resolution of outstanding issues as soon as…

TRIPOLI — Thirty Libyan journalists, media professors, students and fact checkers joined an online training session Thursday to sharpen their skills in digital research and verification, as part of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya's wider efforts to strengthen the country’s media sector…

TRIPOLI – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the announcement by the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) of the results for the 34 municipalities that participated in the second group of Municipal Council Elections, which concluded polling days on 16 and 23 August…

TRIPOLI — The Tarhuna Victims’ Family Association, backed by the Tarhuna Mayor, reiterated calls for accountability for human rights violations that occurred in the city between 2013 and 2020 during a roundtable discussion facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) last week…

TRIPOLI – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) publishes today its first report on youth voices from across the country and their recommendations for a better future in Libya. Over 1,200 young men and women engaged with UNSMIL through its YouEngage Programme, taking part in over 40…

TRIPOLI — Eleven officers from Libya’s General Administration of Central Support learned practical skills to safely manage stockpiles of ammunition after a five-day course last week conducted by the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS). UNMAS, a component of the United Nations Support Mission…

TRIPOLI - The Political Working Group of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya of the Berlin Process met on Thursday in a plenary session at the Ambassadors level, co-chaired by UNSMIL and Germany, to discuss the political roadmap UNSMIL announced to the Security Council on 21 August, and…

TRIPOLI — To move reconciliation efforts forward in Murzuq following the 2019 conflict, which left dozens missing and thousands displaced, a group of Tebu and Ahaali tribal elders, together with local mediators and government representatives, agreed on 16 September that security conditions must be…

TRIPOLI — Building on a year-long process of consultations, a committee of experts reached consensus on key elements of a draft law on missing persons during a Tripoli meeting on 17 18 September under a joint initiative of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the United Nations…

ROME – The top six young women in the second cohort of the UN in Libya’s Ra’idat leadership training programme rounded out their training last week with a trip to Rome to learn about international peacebuilding. The three-day trip, funded and supported by the Italian Government, aimed to expose…

Remarks to the Press By the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, M. Mohamed Ibn Chambas I have just concluded a three-day visit to Cabo Verde, during which I had fruitful exchange of views regarding the preparation for the parliamentary…