UNSMIL News

A media pioneer, literary figure , and women’s rights activist. This National Women's Day UNSMIL honors the memory of an extraordinary woman who continues to inspire many young women to this day: Khadija Mohammed Abdallah…

NEW YORK – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Libya, Hanna Tetteh, advocated with international partners this week for support for Libya’s political process and the mandate of the United Nations…

Tripoli – About 150 people gathered on 16 April to commemorate the International Day for Mine Action Awareness at an event coordinated by the Libyan Mine Action Centre in partnership with the United Nations Support Mission in…

TRIPOLI — After 228 youth registered to take part in UNSMIL’s YouEngage workshop on community violence reduction earlier this month, the Mission hosted a second session on April 16 th with 32 young men and women from central…

ANTALYA – At the 4th Antalya Diplomacy Forum, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of UNSMIL, Hanna Tetteh, held a series of high-level bilateral meetings with key partners and regional…

TRIPOLI – The Advisory Committee (AC) has resumed its discussions on the contentious issues in the current electoral framework with a view to developing a comprehensive proposal with options to support Libyan institutions…

TRIPOLI – To mark the halfway point of this year’s Ra’idat programme, and the participant’s completion of the UK Government’s Campaigning Excellence e-learning platform, SRSG Hanna S. Tetteh joined participants to talk about…

TRIPOLI – Youth expressed their concern about the increase of hate speech against different groups on social media during an 8 April workshop hosted by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, calling for a public…

TRIPOLI – Twenty-one young men and women from the Western region of Libya came together with UNSMIL officials to discuss how young people could help combat violence in local communities. Part of UNSMIL’s YouEngage programme…

TRIPOLI – During an introductory meeting with Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Hanna S. Tetteh, thirty representatives of Libyan political parties expressed their concerns over the ongoing political…

NEW YORK – As one of the alumni of the UN in Libya’s Ra’idat programme, Shahed El Kharraz, 24 from Misrata, was selected by the UN’s Youth Office to attend in person the Commission on the Status of Women to discuss women and…

TRIPOLI – In a workshop and iftar organized by UNSMIL, thirty-eight youth from, Al Ajilat, Zawiya, Sabratha and Jadida, joined officials from the Ministries of Youth, Labour and the Mission to share experiences and discuss…