Press Releases
- 29 Aug 2017 - On 21 August, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) started a new phase of its project on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) risk awareness in Libya, kindly supported by the Italian Development Cooperation Agency. In line with UN Security Council resolutions promoting...
- 28 Aug 2017 - Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Council At the outset, I would like to congratulate Egypt on presiding over the Security Council this month. I am very pleased to be speaking to you from the UNSMIL compound in Tripoli. My presence here is intended to signify the...
- 23 Aug 2017 - 21 August 2017 - Today, an intensive workshop was launched aiming to build capacity of analyzing disrupted health systems. The workshop is part of the EU funded SHAMS project workplan that is technically led by WHO Country Office in Libya. This capacity building activity will...
- 17 Aug 2017 - Thursday, 17 August 2017 –The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salame landed in Zintan today to hear from its residents on how best to move the political process forward and build peace and...
- 15 Aug 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salame arrived in Misrata today as part of his ongoing efforts to hear from Libyans on how best to move the political process forward and bring peace to...
- 14 Aug 2017 - Tunis, 14 August 2017 - During the first quarter of 2017, UNCIEF in partnership with the National Centre for Disease Control and the Ministry of Education conducted an in-depth assessment of the quality of water and sanitation facilities in 140 schools in west, east and south...
- 12 Aug 2017 - UNFPA Acting Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, reiterates on the International Youth Day that young people have the potential to act as greater forces for positive social change and to build the foundation for a just and peaceful world. Today’s generation of youth has come...
- 10 Aug 2017 - Statement from UNICEF Regional Director, Geert Cappelaere, following his first visit to the country TRIPOLI, 9 August 2017- “Six years since the crisis began in Libya, over 550,000 children need assistance because of political instability, on-going conflict, displacement, and...
- 06 Aug 2017 - Al- Qubbah, 6 August, 2017 - On his second day in Libya, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salame met with the Libyan House of Representatives’ President Agila Saleh in his residence in al-...
- 06 Aug 2017 - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Maria Ribeiro, expresses concerns over reports of severe shortages of basic necessities, including life saving medical supplies due to the conflict in Derna. This is has a negative impact on people’s health and wellbeing and, if...