25 May 2016 - Libya – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) organized a Technical workshop and coordination meeting for Libyan partners on saving lives of migrants at sea on 24-25 May in Tunis.
16 May 2016 - We welcome the presence of Prime Minister al-Sarraj and commend his leadership in guiding Libya’s institutions through seating the government in Tripoli, a turning point in the Libyan political process.
13 May 2016 - Tunis, 13 May – Key UNESCO partners joined with the Organization to approve a new action plan to address emergency and short term interventions for the safeguarding of Libya’s cultural heritage following a three-day international expert meeting in the Tunisian capital this week.
08 May 2016 -
07 May 2016 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Martin Kobler strongly condemns the attack on demonstrators in al-Kish Square in Benghazi in the afternoon of 6 May. According to UNSMIL's information, four people, including a woman and a 12-year-old child, were killed, and dozens injured. Reports indicate that a number of rockets or mortar shells hit the square where a group of people was demonstrating.
03 May 2016 - Amman, Jordan - 29 April 2016 - Building on recommendations from two preparatory meetings 19-25 April that examined conflict-sensitive approaches, Libyan journalists, with UNESCO facilitation, have proposed a code of ethics outlining common standards for Libyan journalists to apply when reporting during times of crisis.
03 May 2016 - 3 May 2015 – The third of May of every year, the world celebrates the World Press Freedom Day. This is day, is a very important day for Libya, a country of journalists and bloggers who played a key role during the 2011 revolution and continue to do so. On this occasion, the United Nations applauds the courage and the commitment of Libya’s media workers and social media bloggers who work under extremely difficult circumstances.
27 Apr 2016 - 27 April 2016 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Martin Kobler condemns the killing of 3 Libyan and 12 Egyptian nationals in a series of incidents in Bani Walid on 26 and 27 April.
"I strongly deplore these terrible killings and call on those with authority on the ground in Bani Walid to ensure that the incidents are investigated and to prevent any further killings" said Martin Kobler.
27 Apr 2016 -
Tunis, 27 April 2016 – Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Martin Kobler is deeply concerned by recent incursions by the so-called Islamic State into Libya’s oil crescent region and attacks carried on oil fields.