Press Releases

UNSMIL is monitoring military mobilisation of forces in Tripoli closely; warns against any breach of ceasefire and endangering civilians’ lives
16 Jan 2019 - Tripoli, 16 January 2019 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns the recent military mobilisation of forces in southern Tripoli and is monitoring the situation closely. UNSMIL warns parties against any breach of the ceasefire agreement concluded...
Ministry of Interior, EU and UN lay the cornerstone for the first Model Police Station in Libya
14 Jan 2019 - Tripoli, 14 January 2019 – The Ministry of Interior launched today the construction works of the first Model Police Station in Libya in a ceremony that took place in Hai al-Andalus in Tripoli. The Hai al-Andalus Police Station was selected to be the vanguard of this project...

Report of the Secretary-General António Guterres on the United Nations Support Mission in Libya
10 Jan 2019 - Click on the following link to view the report (PDF): Report of the Secretary-General António Guterres on the United Nations Support Mission in Libya - 7 January 2019
Eighteen urban planning specialists trained on Geographic Information System
09 Jan 2019 - TUNIS – UN-Habitat launched a ten-day training course in Geographic information System (GIS) mapping on urban planning for 18 civil servants from different branches of Libya’s Urban Planning Agency (UPA) and six municipalities. (Benghazi, Ubari, Al Kufra, Sebha, Sirte and...
FAO organizes a training workshop for the Libyan ministry of Agriculture
03 Jan 2019 - Cairo, 31 December 2018 - As part of the capacity building agreement between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Libya, FAO representation to Libya is delivering a training workshop to cadres from the Libyan ministry of...
UNSMIL Statement Condemning Terrorist Attack on Libya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
25 Dec 2018 - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns the cowardly terrorist attack on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, today, in Tripoli. It expresses its deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to the injured. UNSMIL reaffirms that...
Migrants and refugees crossing Libya subjected to “unimaginable horrors” – UN
20 Dec 2018 - Geneva/Tripoli, 20 December 2018 – Migrants and refugees are being subjected to “unimaginable horrors” from the moment they enter Libya, throughout their stay in the country and – if they make it that far – during their subsequent attempts to cross the Mediterranean Sea, ...
IOM provides series of trainings on Sensitive and Responsive Health Services to health care professionals from Bani Walid
19 Dec 2018 - Tunis, 19/12/2018 - IOM, the UN Migration Agency, in collaboration with the Libyan Ministry of Health, ...
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Essential Humanitarian Support Reaches Communities in Tawergha, Nearby Areas
15 Dec 2018 - Tripoli – This week (12/12), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in cooperation with Libya’s Ministry of State for Displaced Affairs and the Local Council of Tawergha delivered essential humanitarian assistance to communities in Tawergha, 200 kilometres southeast...
1,800 Police and Judicial Police Officers to be Trained in Newly Rehabilitated Centres in Tripoli
13 Dec 2018 - Tripoli 13 December 2018 – The President of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, and the Special Representative of Secretary-General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (USMIL), Ghassan Salame, inaugurated today, three...