10 Dec 2014 - Zarzis, Tunisia, 8-10 December 2014 - Following the decision taken WHO’s Sixty-first Session of the Regional Committee in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to support Member States to assess of the level of preparedness and readiness measures for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), WHO Office in Libya organized a workshop in Zarzis, Tunisia, 8-10 December 2014. The workshop was launched by the Director of the Libyan National Centre for Diseases Control, Dr.
28 Nov 2014 - Zarzis, Tunisia, 28 November 2014 - Senior management staff from the Department of Antiquities of Libya and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) participated into a four-day training workshop on crisis management and emergency preparedness, addressed to officials from Sabha Local Governance (South Libya).
26 Nov 2014 - New York, 25 November 2014 - The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by the recent escalation of violence in Libya, including the air strikes in Tripoli and the Nafousa Mountains in the west, as well as in Benghazi and its environs in the east. He calls on all parties to end these attacks and prevent further escalation and reminds them of their moral and legal obligations to protect civilians and abide by international human rights and humanitarian law.
06 Nov 2014 - 06 November 2014 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) takes note of the Supreme Court’s ruling, and will be studying it closely. In this regard, UNSMIL is consulting closely with Libyan stakeholders across the political spectrum, and with international partners.
17 Oct 2014 - 1-"As you may know we have had two meetings already, one in Ghedames where both parties agreed to start a political process, and the recent one in Tripoli. It was the first time after weeks and even months of confrontation when the two sides could meet again in Tripoli, and this was on the occasion of a very important visit, the visit of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon.
15 Oct 2014 - On 7 October, a group of gunmen stormed and vandalized the Karamanli Mosque, one of Tripoli’s most famous and beautiful mosques built by Ahmed Paschia in 1738. Ceramic tiles and marble decorations in the interior of the mosque were removed, and the floor completely ripped out. Days later, on 11 October, the historic Othman Pasha Madrassa, which serves the Sufi community of Tripoli, was damaged and looted by armed men.