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UNSMIL calls for peaceful dialogue, de-escalation in Tripoli
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…
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Statement of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya on the Occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
“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)…
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Security Council Press Statement on Libya - 3 September 2025
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…
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Statement by the Co-Chairs of the Security Working Group of the Berlin process
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…
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Basirah training: Libyan media professionals strengthen digital research, fact-checking skills
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…
UNSMIL / Elizabeth Stuart
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UNSMIL welcomes Municipal Council Election results
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…
UNSMIL / Wissam Salem
Seeking justice for Tarhuna victims: The ongoing struggle for accountability
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…
UNSMIL / Bryony Taylor
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Youth Voices: Toward a better future for all Libyans
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…
An instructor from the mine action service (UNMAS) component of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya delivers an ammunition management course to officers from Libya's General Administration of Central Support in September 2025. (UNSMIL / Elizabeth Stuart)
UNMAS delivers ammunition management course for General Administration of Central Support
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…
UNSMIL / Ajmal Azami
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Statement by the Political Working Group
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…
UNSMIL / Elizabeth Stuart
- Strengthened rule of law institutions and transitional justice processes
Murzuq reconciliation talks stress justice for the missing
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…
The Committee of Experts reviews the missing persons draft law — UNSMIL / Shebani
- Strengthened rule of law institutions and transitional justice processes
Drafting of missing persons law moves forward with UN facilitation
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…