TUNIS — Members of the Smaller Convening held their tenth meeting today in Tunis since launching their consultations last April, and their second meeting since signing their agreement on 30 August. Chaired by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Hanna Tetteh, today’s session focused on the potential repercussions of the division within the judiciary on the electoral process. Participants stressed the urgent need to address this…
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Based on the Advisory Committee’s recommendations, feedback from the Libyan people, and lessons learned from the failure of previous efforts to hold elections, UNSMIL is convinced that the political process should focus on guaranteeing general elections and unifying institutions through a sequenced approach. UNSMIL’s roadmap is built around three core pillars, as detailed by SRSG Tetteh in her remarks to the Security Council on 21 August 2025…
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Promoting progress on the youth, peace and security agenda through: UNSMIL’s mandate is to facilitate a wider engagement and participation of women and youth in the Libyan political process, recognising that the process should be inclusive of all Libyans. UNSMIL has been working to support youth engagement in three different ways: YouEngage In May 2024 UNSMIL launched its youth engagement strategy - YouEngage. This is a transformative approach by…
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Basirah is a programme of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) that supports the development of Libyan media professionals, including journalists, media professors, media students, and fact checkers. It aims to combat the spread of misinformation, disinformation and hate speech by addressing one influencing factor—insufficient educational opportunities for journalists. Since its launch in May 2025, Basirah has delivered 10 in…