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TRIPOLI, 23 DECEMBER 2023 – On the eve of the 71st anniversary of Libya's Independence Day and on behalf of all UN personnel serving in Libya, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the Libyan people. This year, however…
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily, in collaboration with France, co-chaired a plenary session of the Security Working Group meeting in Tunis today focused on next steps in the…
- Inclusive democratic process and national reconciliation
TRIPOLI – 3 December 2022 – For disabled people in Libya, going about everyday tasks can be extremely difficult. But according to disability rights campaigner Dr. Laila Badda, for those who are women and disabled, there are…
TRIPOLI - Students are struggling to complete their studies due to a lack of equipment, teacher strikes, outdated curricula, and electricity cuts, according to representatives from the General Union of Libyan Students who met…
- Advancing women, peace and security
TRIPOLI - 26 November - To support the United Nations’ #16days campaign, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNMSIL) brought together female activists from across Libya to call for an end to online violence and…
- Advancing women, peace and security
During his first few weeks in Libya, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Abdoulaye Bathily made it a priority to sit down with civil society representatives, in particular with women from various backgrounds, to…
UNSMIL is alarmed by reports that more than 70 inmates at Mitiga Central Prison are on a hunger strike. Inmates have been striking since October, protesting the prolonged arbitrary detention of many inmates, conditions of…
TRIPOLI, 14 October 2022 – I arrived in Tripoli today to assume my functions as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). I will lead the…
The results of the United Nation’s work in Libya during the last year are highlighted in the newly released report of the UN in Libya’s Results for 2021. The report details the collective efforts of the UN Support Mission in…
The Secretary-General is following with deep concern reports of violent clashes in Tripoli causing civilian casualties and destruction of civilian infrastructure. The Secretary-General calls for an immediate cessation of…
TRIPOLI, 23 August 2022 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya is following with deep concern the ongoing mobilization of forces and threats to resort to force to resolve legitimacy claims in Libya. The current…
In Tripoli, the UN in Libya commemorated the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism at the memorial that was erected in honour of staff who lost their lives during the 10 August 2019…