19 April 2015 – A meeting of representatives of Libyan women groups and women activists facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), with the support of the European Union, will convene in Tunis, Tunisia, on 21-22 April 2015 in the framework of the political dialogue.

The women’s track will include briefings by women participants in the dialogue tracks on the progress of the talks. It will provide an opportunity for about 40 Libyan women coming from different parts of the country to review and comment on the draft document being discussed at the Libyan political dialogue meetings in Morocco to end the country’s political and military conflict.

The women will also have the opportunity to discuss the opportunities and challenges for Libyan women as well as their role in sustaining any future political agreement.

The meeting will take place at the hotel Carthage Thalasso in Gammarth in Tunis, on Tuesday 21 April 2015. Media wishing to attend the opening session are kindly invited to be at the venue at 8:30 a.m. There will be other media-related events, including the closing session on Wednesday 22 April.

For any enquiries, please contact:
Ms. Noor Tawil (tawiln@un.org)
+216 97 408 231