UNSMIL News

TRIPOLI, 11 August 2021 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) today facilitated a virtual meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum today to review the four proposals developed by members of the…

Distinguished Committee members, Four proposals were introduced during your meeting on Saturday. You then agreed on the following: One, that there is no disagreement on the recommended 61 percent threshold for the first round…

Facilitated by the Assistant Secretary-General and Mission Coordinator Raisedon Zenenga, the Proposals Bridging Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum held its second virtual meeting yesterday, 27 July. Committee…

Remarks to the Security Council by Ján Kubiš, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Libya, and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya New York, 15 July 2021 Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the…

TUNIS, 24 June 2021 - Today, the Advisory Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) commenced a three-day in-person consultative meeting in Tunis in preparation for the upcoming LPDF plenary discussions which…

TUNIS, 22 June 2021 - Following three days of intensive legal debate, the National Libyan Bar Association (LBA) succeeded in finalising its first-ever code of conduct for the Libyan legal profession. Facilitated by UNSMIL…

19 JUNE 2021 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is pleased to announce that it intends to convene an in-person meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Switzerland from 28 June to 1 July. The…

TUNIS, 19 June 2021 – A group of Libyan experts – lawyers, judges, activists, and human rights defenders – met in Tunis from 16-18 June, to review the draft law on Combating Violence Against Women. The forum led to a…

11 JUNE 2021 – In the lead up to the Berlin Conference, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Libya, and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) , Ján Kubiš continued his engagements with national…

TRIPOLI, 31 May 2021 – Representing the United Nations in Libya, the Assistant Secretary-General, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya (ASG/RC/HC), Ms. Georgette Gagnon today attended the launch of a series of…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) will facilitate a two-day virtual meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) on 26-27 May to discuss the proposed constitutional basis for parliamentary and…

Yesterday, the Special Envoy Ján Kubiš had a telephone call with Khaled Mishri, Chairman of High Council State (HCS), and discussed the recently adopted UNSCRs 2570, 2571, their main messages, and the ongoing activities of…