Press releases

  • 28 Aug 2017 - Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council At the outset, I would like to congratulate Egypt on presiding over the Security Council this month.  I am very pleased to be speaking to you from the UNSMIL compound in Tripoli.  My presence here is intended to signify the mission’s and my personal resolve to working as closely as possible with Libyans, in Libya.  
  • 23 Aug 2017 - 21 August 2017 - Today, an intensive workshop was launched aiming to build capacity of analyzing disrupted health systems. The workshop is part of the EU funded SHAMS project workplan that is technically led by WHO Country Office in Libya. This capacity building activity will take place during the period of 21-25 August, and is held in Carthage Thalasso Hotel in Tunis.
  • 17 Aug 2017 - Thursday, 17 August 2017 –The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salame landed in Zintan today to hear from its residents on how best to move the political process forward and build peace and prosperity in Libya. 
  • 15 Aug 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salame arrived in Misrata today as part of his ongoing efforts to hear from Libyans on how best to move the political process forward and bring peace to the country.
  • Photo: Students skip rope in a playground at a school in Janzour, east of Tripoli, Libya, February 2017. UNICEF/Romenzi;

    14 Aug 2017 - Tunis, 14 August 2017 - During the first quarter of 2017, UNCIEF in partnership with the National Centre for Disease Control and the Ministry of Education conducted an in-depth assessment of the quality of water and sanitation facilities in 140 schools in west, east and south of Libya.
  • 12 Aug 2017 - UNFPA Acting Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, reiterates on the International Youth Day that young people have the potential to act as greater forces for positive social change and to build the foundation for a just and peaceful world. Today’s generation of youth has come of age in an era of crisis, conflict and disaster. Yet, it has largely been excluded from national and global efforts to prevent and resolve conflicts.
  • UNICEF Regional Director's visit to a Child Friendly Space in the Municipality of Janzour in Tripoli, Libya. The CFS is implemented by Al Nahla Organization, a UNICEF national partner since 2015 who provide psychosocial support for vulnerable children displaced by the conflict to Janzour.

    UNSMIL/Libya 2017/ Abel KAVANAGH

    10 Aug 2017 - Statement from UNICEF Regional Director, Geert Cappelaere, following his first visit to the country
  • 06 Aug 2017 - Al- Qubbah, 6 August, 2017 -  On his second day in Libya, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salame met with the Libyan House of Representatives’ President Agila Saleh in his residence in al-Qubbah. 
  • 06 Aug 2017 - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Maria Ribeiro, expresses concerns over reports of severe shortages of basic necessities, including life saving medical supplies due to the conflict in Derna. This is has a negative impact on people’s health and wellbeing and, if prolonged, would lead to serious humanitarian conditions.
  • 05 Aug 2017 - Tripoli, 5 August 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salame arrived in Tripoli today and met with President Faiez al-Sarraj, Presidency Council (PC) members and the Head of the High Council of State, Abdulrahman al-Sweihli.

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