Press Releases

Opening Remarks of SRSG Martin Kobler to the 5h Meeting of the International Contact Group for Libya
29 Jan 2016 - 28 January 2016 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to co-chair the 5th meeting of the International Contact Group for Libya with my friend, AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Smail Chergui. I would like to thank Ambassador Chergui and the AU...
WFP DISPATCHES FOOD TO DISPLACED FAMILIES IN EASTERN LIBYA
29 Jan 2016 - TUNIS, 28 January 2016 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is distributing food in eastern Libya for the first time since last June to provide one-month's assistance over the coming four weeks to nearly 80,000 displaced people in and around Benghazi, Libya's second...
Libyan, Tunisian Youth Develop National Action Plans in Support of Efforts of Building Peace Culture
22 Jan 2016 - 22 January 2016 - Youth activists and civil society leaders from Tunisia and Libya gathered in a three-day forum to put together an action plan promoting youth engagement in peace-building by addressing the most pressing issues young women and men in Libya and Tunisia face...
Libyan Political Agreement
Martin Kobler Urges All Libyan Parties to Work with Temporary Security Committee
14 Jan 2016 - 14 January 2016 – The Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, welcomes the Presidency Council’s decision (1/2016) to establish a Temporary Security Committee to facilitate the...
Security Council Press Statement on Libya. 08 January 2015
09 Jan 2016 - 08 January 2015 - The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a security training centre in Zliten, Libya on 7 January 2016, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries. The members of the Security Council expressed their deep sympathy and...
Martin Kobler Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attack in the Libyan city of Zliten:
07 Jan 2016 - Libya Cannot Afford to Remain Divide 7 January 2016 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, strongly condemns the deadly terrorist attack today on a security training centre...
Martin Kobler Visits Libya, Meets HoR President, Cyrenaica Tribal Dignitaries and Mayors in Libya
02 Jan 2016 - 31 December 2015 - As part of his efforts to broaden support for the Libyan Political Agreement, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Martin Kobler, visited Libya on Thursday 31 December 2015 and met with the President of the House of Representatives,...
Martin Kobler on the situation in Libya - Press Conference following the adoption of UNSCR 2259
24 Dec 2015 - 23 Dec 2015 - Press conference by Mr. Martin Kobler, Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) following the adoption of Security Council Resolution 2259 (2015) on the situation in Libya.
Excerpts from SRSG for Libya Martin Kobler after the Signing of the Libyan Political Agreement
18 Dec 2015 - Skhirat, Morocco 17 December 2015 This is indeed a day of hope, this is a day of hope for the people of Libya and I do congratulate the people of Libya for this achievement. I am very grateful for the Kingdom of Morocco to have hosted the Skhirat process and also this event...