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UNSMIL welcomes preliminary results of municipal council elections, and reiterates the call for and removal of obstructions to elections in other municipalities in Libya
23 Aug 2025 - TRIPOLI - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the High National Elections Commission’s (HNEC) announcement of the preliminary results for 26 municipalities in the Western region. The Mission calls on all parties to peacefully accept...
UNSMIL Statement on the End of Municipal Council Elections Polling Day
17 Aug 2025 - TRIPOLI - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) congratulates the citizens of 26 Libyan municipalities for the successful conduct of Municipal Council Elections today with a reported high preliminary turnout of 71%. According to reports, today’...
UNSMIL Statement on the End of Municipal Council Elections Polling Day
17 Aug 2025 - TRIPOLI - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) congratulates the citizens of 26 Libyan municipalities for the successful conduct of Municipal Council Elections today with a reported high preliminary turnout of 71%. According to reports, today’...
UNSMIL welcomes the opening this morning of polling centers in 26 municipalities for the holding of Municipal Council Elections.
16 Aug 2025 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the opening this morning of polling centers in 26 municipalities for the holding of Municipal Council Elections. Libyan citizens, residents of those municipalities have the opportunity to exercise their political...
UNSMIL strongly condemns arson attacks on HNEC Field Offices on the eve of elections
15 Aug 2025 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns the deliberate attacks that took place in the early morning hours of 15 August against two field offices of the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) in Zawiya and Sahel Al Gharbi. Such...
UNSMIL condemns attempts to obstruct municipal elections
14 Aug 2025 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya condemns, in the strongest terms, the armed attack by unknown assailants that took place in the early hours of 12 August against the office of the High National Elections Commission in Zliten, reportedly damaging...
UNSMIL takes note of HCS Presidency elections, invites constructive engagement in the political process
28 Jul 2025 - Tripoli – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) followed the live broadcast of the High Council of State (HCS) session on Sunday, 27 July, during which 95 members elected a new Presidency. The Mission noted that voting proceeded under normal...
UN in Libya’s Ra’idat Programme opens for applications from young women across Libya
01 Jul 2025 - TRIPOLI – The United Nations in Libya is now accepting applications for the third cohort of its annual Ra’idat training programme which opens at midnight 1 July. Young Libyan women aged 18-30 are invited to apply between 1 and 15 July to join the programme,...
Statement on recent demonstrations, incendiary rhetoric and rumors against UNSMIL
27 Jun 2025 - TRIPOLI - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) affirms its uncompromising respect for the right of all citizens to demonstrate peacefully and to express their views freely. Direct engagement with the Libyan people is a cornerstone of our work, and we are always...
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Statement by the Co-Chairs of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya - 20 June 2025
20 Jun 2025 - Berlin, 20 June 2025 1. On June 20, 2025, the International Follow-up Committee on Libya, co-chaired by SRSG and Head of UNSMIL, Hanna Tetteh, and Ambassador...