08 December 2014 - Building on concerted efforts to stem the on-going violence in Libya and bring about a peaceful resolution of the current political crisis that would spare the Libyan people further strife, the United…
04 December 2014 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemns in the strongest terms the recent air raids and the escalation in violence in Libya. The Mission notes with deep concern the disastrous impact…
02 December 2014 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has been in contact with various stakeholders to seek ways through dialogue to end the political and security crisis in Libya. There is agreement among…
Djerba, Tunisia, 29 November 2014 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Humanitarian Coordinator’s Office concluded a three-day capacity building workshop on Emergency Assessment. Held in Djerba 26-28…
26 November 2014 - The members of the Security Council expressed their profound concern about the deteriorating situation in Libya and its impact on regional peace and stability. The members of the Security Council underlined…
25 November 2014 -Against the backdrop of the dangerous escalation in military operations in Libya and on-going UN mediation efforts to contain the situation, on 25 November SRSG Leon spoke by phone to Prime Minister Abdullah…
Zarzis, 24 November 2014 – The Women’s Empowerment Section (WES) of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) organized a five-day pilot workshop on Women and Security–Protecting Women’s Security Against Violence…
The UN Electoral Support Team in Libya (comprised of UN Support Mission in Libya and UN Development Programme) is delivering a technical workshop in Tunisia targeting ten HNEC staff from its candidate nomination and data…
19 November 2014 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Bernardino Leon has announced that the different parties to the conflict in…
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 14 November 2014 Libya We are alarmed by the escalating violence in Libya with reports of increased human rights abuses…
Geneva, 14.11.2014 - This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today’s Palais des Nations press briefing in Geneva. Intense fighting among rival armed groups in Libya’s eastern towns of Benghazi and…
Twenty trainers from Libya’s High National Elections Commission participate in a workshop on electoral training delivered by UNSMIL and UNDP, taking place in Tunisia between 17 and 21 November 2014. The workshop employs the…