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UNSMIL Welcomes the Opening of Sharara and El Feel oil fields and Calls for a Full Lifting of the Oil Blockade
TRIPOLI, 08 June 2020 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the opening of the Sharara and El Feel oil fields this weekend. The oil blockade has needlessly cost the Libyan people over $5 billion due…
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UNSMIL welcomes Acceptance by the Libyan Parties of Resumption of the Joint Military Committee (5+5) Talks
Tripoli, 01 June 2020 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the acceptance by the Government of National Accord and the “Libyan National Army” of the resumption of talks on the ceasefire and…
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Statement by Yacoub El Hillo, Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, on the killing of migrants southwest of Tripoli
Tripoli, 29 May 2020 – I am shocked by the horrific reports about Wednesday’s shooting at a smuggling warehouse in Mezda killing 30 migrants and injuring 11 others. Human trafficking and smuggling, which I condemn in the…
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UNSMIL condemns the use of Improvised Explosive Devices against the civilians in Ain Zara and Salahudin in Tripoli
Tripoli, 25 May 2020 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is extremely concerned about reports that residents of the Ain Zara and Salahuddin areas of Tripoli have been killed or wounded by Improvised…
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UNSMIL condemns indiscriminate attacks on civilian-populated neighbourhoods in Tripoli, causing many civilian casualties
TRIPOLI, 08 May 2020 - UNSMIL strongly condemns increased attacks on civilian populated areas in Tripoli, including the appalling shelling yesterday on Tripoli’s Zawiat al-Dahmani neighbourhood, near the Turkish embassy and…
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Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Stephanie Williams’ message on World Press Freedom Day
Tripoli, 3 May 2020 - An independent media, free from intimidation and threats, is crucial to laying the foundations of democracy. On this day, I want to pay tribute to the brave journalists and media workers in Libya who…
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UNHCR steps up help during Ramadan for displaced Libyans, refugees and asylum seekers, as war and Coronavirus make life harsher
TRIPOLI, 3 May 2020 - UNHCR has begun a series of extra emergency distributions in Tripoli, to assist some of the most vulnerable people during Ramadan, and as war and COVID-19 present new threats. The first distribution got…
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UNSMIL urges Libyan parties to seize upon calls for truce to resume the 5+5 Joint Military Commission Talks
Building on the various Libyan and international calls for a ceasefire, including the Libyan National Army's constructive statement announcing a truce during Ramadan and the response of the Government of National Accord…
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Escalation in ground fighting drives up civilian casualties in first quarter of 2020
Between 1 January and 31 March 2020, UNSMIL documented at least 131 civilian casualties (64 deaths and 67 injuries). This figure represents an overall increase in civilian casualties of 45 per cent compared to the preceding…
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UNSMIL Expresses Grave Concerns over the Deteriorating Humanitarian Situation in Tripoli and its Surroundings, and in Tarhouna
TRIPOLI, 20 APRIL 2020 - UNSMIL is extremely concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Tripoli and its surroundings as a result of the intensification of fighting in the past few days. At least 28 civilians…