UNSMIL News

Tunis, 12 October 2015 – A meeting of Libyan academics, prominent experts and business leaders convened in Tunis 11-12 October 2015 with a view to addressing the country’s socio-economic problems and exploring ways to…

9 October 2015 - The members of the Security Council welcomed the announcement by UN Special Representative Bernardino León of the proposed names for the Presidency Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord.The…

Excerpts from SRSG Bernardino Leon’s Press Conference in Skhirat, Morocco, on Thursday 08 October 2015: So after a year of work in this process, after working with more than 150 Libyan personalities from all the regions, from…

After consultations with all the Libyans participating in this national dialogue, I come here to tell you that despite that we have been waiting for the GNC to make a decision today, and unfortunately this decision has not…

Excerpts from SRSG for Libya Bernradino Leon Press Conference in Skhirat, Morocco, Tuesday 06 October 2015 Bernardino Leon: I think what I can tell you today is that this last Friday we had a very special moment in the Libyan…

Jordanian Expertise in Family and Children Protection Extended to Libyan Staff of Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Justice and Civil Society Organizations In September, UNSMIL’s Women Empowerment Section, in collaboration…

Oral update of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Libya pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 28/30 [To be delivered by the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights] 30th session of the Human…

Excerpts from SRSG for Libya Bernardino Leon’s press conference late night Monday 21 September 2015 in Skhirat, Morocco: You know that in every process in every negotiations there is a moment in which we have to declare that…

Skhirat, Morocco, 16 September 2015: Excerpts from SRSG for Libya Bernardino Leon’s press conference, late Tuesday-Wednesday LEON: We are in a normal moment which is the usual process in any such negotiations like the ones we…

Libyan political dialogue convened on 03-04 September 2015 at the UN Office at Geneva to advance the process to bring an end to Libya's political and military conflict. Over two days, SRSG for Libya Bernardino Leon held a…

Istanbul, Turkey, 02 September 2015 - “We have just finished meeting with some representatives of the GNC. It has been a very frank and very open discussion. We have been discussing the different elements, different remarks…

26 August 2015 - Representatives of Libyan women groups and women activists, from diverse backgrounds representing all areas of Libya, concluded a three-day meeting in the framework of the political dialogue with the aim of…