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SRSG Ghassan Salame Remarks to the Press at the International Conference on Libya - Berlin, 19 January 2020
I would like to express again my gratitude to the Germany authorities and Chancellor Merkel for their efforts in the past few months in order to push this process forward. This started I could say in a meeting I had the…
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Statement by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya
UNSMIL expresses deep concern over current efforts to disrupt or impair oil production in Libya. This move would have devastating consequences first and foremost for the Libyan people who depend on the free flow of oil for…
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Six months following the enforced disappearance of Siham Sergewa, UNSMIL calls for her immediate release
TRIPOLI, 17 January 2020 - Six months ago, Siham Sergewa, an elected member of the House of Representatives, was seized at night from her home in the heavily fortified Buhedima District of Benghazi. Since her violent…
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SRSG Ghassan Salame welcomes international calls for ceasefire in Libya, urges immediate cessation of military operations across Libya
Tripoli, 08 January 2020 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Ghassan Salame, welcomes recent calls for a ceasefire in Libya by a number of…
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UNSMIL Convenes Meeting of Libyan Economic Experts to Discuss Establishment of an Experts Commission to Unify Financial and Economic Policy and Institutions
TUNIS, 07 January 2020 – UNSMIL convened yesterday a meeting of 19 Libyan economic experts representing the main Libyan financial and economic institutions as well as the different economic sectors. The experts, who took part…
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Statement by Mr. Yacoub El Hillo, Deputy Head of UNSMIL, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, on the recent fight escalation in and around Tripoli
TRIPOLI, 03 January 2020 - The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Mr Yacoub El-Hillo strongly condemns the intensified airstrikes and…
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SRSG Ghassan Salame condemns continued airstrikes causing deaths and injuries among civilians in western Libya
TRIPOLI – 28 December 2019 - The Special Representative of Secretary-General (SRSG) in Libya, Ghassan Salame, strongly condemns repeated airstrikes targeting civilian installations in western Libya, including Al-Zawiya…
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UNSMIL and OHCHR train Libyan Women Activists on the integration of a gender perspective in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
TUNIS, 17 December 2019 –UNSMIL in collaboration with OHCHR completed a three-day training on the integration of gender into the Universal Periodic Review Process [1]. The training targeted 15 geographically diverse women…
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UNSMIL expresses concerns over the enforced disappearance of human rights defender and journalist Reda Fhelboom, calls for his immediate release
Tripoli, 16 December 2019 - Reda Fhelboom, a well-known human rights defender and journalist was arrested and detained at Mitiga airport by a Tripoli based armed group on Saturday night, following his arrival from Tunis…
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SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON LIBYA - 02 December 2019
The Members of the Security Council expressed their deep concern at the recent escalation of violence in Libya. The Members of the Security Council stressed the need for all parties urgently to de-escalate the situation and…