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UN in Libya Launches Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for 2023-2025

UN in Libya Launches Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for 2023-2025
13 Dec 2022 - TRIPOLI, 13 December 2022 – The United Nations in Libya Tuesday officially launched its Sustainable...

Statement on International Human Rights Day by the Co-Chairs (Netherlands, Switzerland and UNSMIL) of the International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Working Group of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya
10 Dec 2022 - ‘Human Rights Must be at the Centre of the Political Process’ 10 DECEMBER 2022 On...
Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya; Mr. Abdoulaye Bathily
03 Dec 2022 - TRIPOLI, 3 December 2022 - Since my arrival in Libya, I have called on political actors to accelerate discussions on the way forward in the political process, and to create the conditions for the holding of free and fair...
UNSMIL statement on the 16 days of activism to combat violence against women and girls
25 Nov 2022 - TRIPOLI – 25 November 2022 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) joins the world in supporting the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. ...
UNICEF and UNMAS concerned by the continued loss of civilian lives due to unexploded ordnance in populated areas
23 Nov 2022 - TRIPOLI 23 November 2022 – This week another child tragically lost his life when he found and played with a grenade that was left behind by the warring parties in the conflict. His two brothers, standing near him,...
UN delegation to Sebha consults with southerners on stabilization, peacebuilding
15 Nov 2022 - 15 November 2022, Sebha – A United Nations delegation, led by the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Libya, traveled to Sebha Monday to meet with southern government officials, tribal notables, academics, community-based organizations, women and...
Secretary-General appoints Mr. Abdoulaye Bathily of Senegal as Special Representative of Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya
02 Sep 2022 - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Abdoulaye Bathily of Senegal as his Special Representative for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). He succeeds Ján Kubiš of...
UNSMIL Calls for Addressing Widespread Enforced Disappearances in Libya as Part of a Rights-Based National Reconciliation Process
30 Aug 2022 - TRIPOLI, 30 August 2022 - Today, on the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the United National Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expresses its solidarity with the countless victims of enforced disappearances and missing persons in Libya...
UNSMIL Calls for Addressing Widespread Enforced Disappearances in Libya as Part of a Rights-Based National Reconciliation Process
30 Aug 2022 - TRIPOLI, 30 August 2022 - Today, on the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the United National Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expresses its solidarity with the countless victims of enforced disappearances and missing persons in Libya...
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Libya
02 Jul 2022 - The Secretary-General is following with concern the demonstrations that were held in several cities in Libya, including Tripoli, Tobruk and Benghazi, on 1 July. Recognizing the right to demonstrate peacefully, he calls on all protestors to avoid acts of violence and on the...