UNSMIL Transcripts

The International Day of Peace is a time for reflection – a day when we reiterate our belief in non-violence and call for a global ceasefire. We ask people everywhere to observe a minute of silence, at noon local time, to…

(Video inside) 1. I am pleased to meet with you this morning to share ideas about my recent briefing to the United Nations Security Council on 18 June 2012 in New York and the controversy that surrounded it in Libya. 2. As I…

The number of forcibly displaced people in the world continues to rise. There are now more than 45 million refugees and internally displaced people – the highest level in nearly 20 years. Last year alone, someone was forced…

Mr. President, 1. On 8 June, Benghazi witnessed a tragic event, with a considerable loss of life, the greatest in east Libya since the Revolution. What started as a peaceful demonstration outside the barracks of an armed…

4 April 2013 - Eliminating the threat of mines and explosive remnants of war is a crucially important endeavour that advances peace, enables development, supports nations in transition and saves lives. The United Nations…

Only three weeks ago, Libya marked the second anniversary of its revolution, a revolution the people of this country have made enormous sacrifices to achieve. This would not have been possible if it wasn't for the women and…

As we commemorate International Women's Day, we must look back on a year of shocking crimes of violence against women and girls and ask ourselves how to usher in a better future. One young woman was gang-raped to death…

Millions of women and girls around the world are assaulted, beaten, raped, mutilated or even murdered in what constitutes appalling violations of their human rights. From battlefield to home, on the streets, at school, in the…

(As Delivered) Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, 1. I am pleased to be briefing you for the first time in my capacity as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya. I will take this…

Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Ian Martin, in an interview with the UN News Centre at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 6 August 2012, speaks about Libya's first elections in over 40 years…

Mr President, When I briefed the Council for the first time after Libya's Declaration of Liberation, last October, I said that its people may seek from us lessons in the detail of democracy, but they can offer lessons in its…

Libya, Tripoli - 10 December 2011: I have the privilege of being head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya. Let me tell you a little about our mission. We have three main areas of support