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Location secured for joint border security centre in Benghazi

BENGHAZI — In a step toward unifying Libya’s security institutions, representatives from military and security bodies from across the country Tuesday approved a location for a joint border security centre, which is slated to

29 Oct 2025

UNSMIL supports mine action in Misratah

MISRATAH - UNSMIL’s Mine Action Programme (UNMAS) and the Libyan Mine Action Centre (LibMAC) jointly conducted, on Wednesday, quality assurance procedures on the safe demolition of two tonnes of explosive remnants of war carried out by national and international partners in the

25 Oct 2025

SRSG Tetteh joins young Libyan women to kick start the Ra’idat programme’s third year

TRIPOLI – Special Representative of the Secretary General for Libya Hanna Tetteh joined thirty-five young women from across Libya on Monday in a discussion on youth empowerment as they started their journeys on the UN in Libya’s annual Ra’idat training programme.

24 Oct 2025

Mine action implementing partners discuss cooperation to address explosive contamination and enhance the safe management of ammunition

TRIPOLI – On 15 October, the third Mine Action Implementing Partners meeting took place at the Ministry of Defense in Tripoli, bringing together 34 participants, including three national and four international mine action NGOs, as well as repres

20 Oct 2025

UN in Libya marks 80 years of the UN with a public photography exhibition in downtown Tripoli

TRIPOLI – Representatives of the United Nations in Libya, joined by Libyan ministers and officials, ambassadors, members of the public, and Special Representative of the Secretary General, Hanna Tetteh, celebrated the UN Day and opened a photography exhibition, entitled “Building Our Future Toge

18 Oct 2025

Statement by UNSMIL welcoming the continuation of municipal council elections

TRIPOLI- The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the holding of municipal council elections today, 18 October, in 16 municipalities in eastern, central and southern Libya, following the interruption of the process on 16 August.

18 Oct 2025

Remarks of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Hanna S. Tetteh, to the Security Council on the situation in Libya

Mr. President, Excellencies

14 Oct 2025

Families of missing persons share their aspirations for truth and justice in UN consultations

Tarhuna, Misrata, and Tawergha, Libya — From 6 to 9 October, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in cooperation with the General Authority for the Search and Identification of Missing Perso

09 Oct 2025

Second cohort of Ra’idat women visits Rome to learn about international peacebuilding

ROME – The top six young women in the second cohort of the UN in Libya’s Ra’idat leadership training programme rounded out their training last week with a trip to Rome to learn about international peacebuilding.

08 Oct 2025

Basirah panel discussion: Journalists play key role in the political process as educators and truth tellers

TRIPOLI — Journalism has an essential role to play in the political process, agreed participants in a panel discussion on 18 September facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, including educating the public, providing a forum for co

01 Oct 2025

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