Press Releases

UNSMIL pays tribute to colleagues who lost their lives and were injured in the 2019 Benghazi attack
22 Aug 2021 - On 10 August, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) held a commemoration ceremony at the UN Compound in Tripoli to pay tribute to our colleagues the late Clive Peck, Hussein El-Hadar, and Seniloli Tabuatausole (Tabs) whose lives were lost...
UNSMIL statement on the release of detainees and resumption of water supply
21 Aug 2021 - 21 August 2021. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the recent...
UNSMIL calls on all parties in Libya to focus their efforts on maintaining calm and stability in the country
18 Aug 2021 - TRIPOLI, 18 August 2021 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) calls on all parties in Libya to refrain from any mobilization or deployment of security elements and troops that may be perceived as an...
UNSMIL Condemns Latest Obstruction of the Man-Made River
17 Aug 2021 - TRIPOLI, 17 August 2021 - On 14 August, armed actors forced the closure of the eastern branch of the Man-Made River. The closure threatens the water security for millions of people in Libya and risks provoking a...
UNSMIL condemns the abduction and disappearance of Senior Government Official
10 Aug 2021 - TRIPOLI, 10 August 2021 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is deeply concerned about the abduction and disappearance of Mr. Rida Faraj Fraitis, Chief of Staff for the First...
UNSMIL Joins Joint Military Commission in condemning act of hatred on Coastal Road
06 Aug 2021 - TRIPOLI, 6 August 2021 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) joins the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) in condemning the act of hatred that took place on the Coastal Road a...
LPDF to hold a virtual meeting on 11 August to discuss the Proposals Bridging Committee outcomes transmitted today by Special Envoy for Libya
05 Aug 2021 - TRIPOLI, 5 August 2021 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) will facilitate a virtual meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) on 11 August to consider the outcomes of the LPDF's Proposals Bridging Committee (PBC) and next steps...
Assistant Secretary-General and Mission Coordinator Raisedon Zenenga’s opening remarks at the meeting of the Proposals Bridging Committee, 2 August 2021
03 Aug 2021 - 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 of voting on the proposals to be presented to the...
LPDF Bridging Proposals Committee concludes its deliberations on a proposal of the constitutional basis for the elections
03 Aug 2021 - Mission Coordinator of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Raisedon Zenenga on Monday 2 August facilitated the fourth and final virtual session of the Proposal Bridging Committee (PBC) of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) The aim...
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the reopening of the coastal road in Libya
31 Jul 2021 - The Secretary-General welcomes the official opening of the coastal road, in the presence of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), effective 30 July 2021. This is an important and long-awaited development...