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UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya strongly condemns the blockage of the Great Man-Made River,...
UNSMIL expresses deep concern at increased abductions, arbitrary detention and enforced...
Libyan Forensic Police Officers Complete UNMAS Training on Device Scene Incident Management in Kiev...
UNSMIL congratulates the Libyan People on the advent of Holy Ramadan, calls for a week-long...
UNSMIL condemns the terrorist attack in the city of Sebha, urges military de-escalation and focus...
AS THE WORLD CELEBRATES WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, LIBYAN JOURNALISTS FACE RISING THREATS AND VIOLENCE
United Nations sister agencies launch joint emergency Rapid Humanitarian Response in Tripoli
SRSG Ghassan Salame: Heavy shelling of residential neighbourhood, killing innocent people is as...
United Nations Secretary-General: It is still time to avoid the worse in Libya
Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, on the...

SRSG Ghassan Salame: Heavy shelling of residential neighbourhood, killing innocent people is as blatant violation of international laws

Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Ghassan Salame condemns in the strongest terms the overnight heavy rocket shelling on the high-density residential neighbourhood of Abu Slim in Tripoli which resulted in scores of civilian deaths and injuries.

17 Apr 2019

United Nations Secretary-General: It is still time to avoid the worse in Libya

(Source: UN News)

11 Apr 2019

Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, on the National Conference

The decision to hold the National Conference had been made on the basis that the situation had matured, and that the necessary conditions had been met to enable an effective solution to the crisis in Libya through a political settlement, the establishment of a national charter and commitments tha

09 Apr 2019

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Libya

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the military escalation and ongoing fighting in and around Tripoli, including the aerial attack today by a Libyan National Army (LNA) aircraft against Mitiga airport.

09 Apr 2019

Statement by the Special representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Ghassan Salame

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salame condemns the aerial attack today by LNA aircraft against Meitiga airport, the capital’s only functioning airport that is available for civilian use.

08 Apr 2019

Libyan Forensic Police Officers Complete UNMAS Training on Device Scene Incident Management in Kiev, Ukraine

The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), with the generous support of the Government of Canada, successfully concluded a three-week training course on Device Scene Incident Management (DSIM) for Libyan Forensic Police Officers from the Libyan Ministry of Interior’s Criminal Investigation A

08 May 2019

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UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya strongly condemns the blockage of the Great Man-Made River, cutting off water supply for hundreds of thousands of Libyans

On 19 May 2019, during late night hours, a water control station in the Jabal al-Hasawna – southwestern Libya, was deliberately shut down cutting off water supply from the Great Man-Made River (GMMR) to Tripoli and some cities in the western and middle areas of Libya.

20 May 2019

UNSMIL expresses deep concern at increased abductions, arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance cases since the outbreak of fighting in Tripoli

Tripoli, 08 May 2019 – UNSMIL is deeply concerned about increased cases of arbitrary arrest and detention, abduction, kidnapping and disappearance in Libya, inflicted upon officials, activists and journalists. These cases warn of deterioration of the rule of law in Libya.

08 May 2019

Libyan Forensic Police Officers Complete UNMAS Training on Device Scene Incident Management in Kiev, Ukraine

08 May 2019

UNSMIL congratulates the Libyan People on the advent of Holy Ramadan, calls for a week-long humanitarian truce

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) congratulates all Libyans on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan. UNSMIL calls for an extendable one-week humanitarian truce starting at four in the morning of the

05 May 2019

UNSMIL condemns the terrorist attack in the city of Sebha, urges military de-escalation and focus on combatting terrorism

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Sebha, which was claimed by the Islamic State in the Levant (Dae’esh) and resulted in a number of Libyan casualties.

04 May 2019

AS THE WORLD CELEBRATES WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, LIBYAN JOURNALISTS FACE RISING THREATS AND VIOLENCE

Tripoli, 3 May 2019 – On this day, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya (SRSG), Dr. Ghassan Salame, pays tribute to the brave journalists who work in extremely difficult circumstances in Libya, despite rising intimidation and violence.

03 May 2019