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Clashes renewed in Tripoli on the Airport Road and other areas in southern Tripoli on Tuesday.The fresh violence came to break the ceasefire that was brokered on September 04 by the Head of the UNSMIL Ghassan Salame.The…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Libya on Saturday revealed that Germany will provide 2 million euros (2.33 million U.S. dollars) to election programs in the country.The German contribution, announced by Ambassador…

The UN panel of experts on Libya said Tuesday that Belgium is in violation of international sanctions targeting assets once owned by Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.The experts’ conclusions come after Politico said months ago that the…

The UNSMIL has published the terms of the Tripoli ceasefire agreement saying the parties agree to the following steps:Develop a monitoring and verification mechanism to consolidate the ceasefire under the oversight and…

The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) strongly condemns the cowardly terrorist attack on the National Oil Company today.It expresses its deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to the…

The United Nations Support Mission to Libya (UNSMIL) hosted a meeting today to discuss the consolidation of the 4 September 2018 ceasefire, agree on a monitoring and verification mechanism and begin talks on the security arrangements in…

Thousands of refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers arbitrarily held in Libyan detention centers must immediately be released and evacuated to safety out of the country, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors…

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is dismayed at reports of smugglers and traffickers posing as UNHCR staff in Libya and calls on the authorities for action against all criminals trying to target desperate refugees and migrants.Reliable…

The United States has blocked a request for the UN Security Council to allow a Libyan navy vessel's return home to combat migrant smuggling, documents obtained by AFP on Thursday showed.The El Hani frigate was taking on water when…

The UN envoy for Libya said the country has lurched from one emergency to another in recent weeks and warned that the IS extremist group is expanding its operations and Libya could become a refuge for terrorist groups of all persuasions.…

The governments of France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States welcome the result of the mediation reached today by the United Nations Support Mission that aims to deescalate violence in and around Tripoli and ensure the…

A ceasefire has been reached between armed factions fighting over the Libyan capital for more than a week, the United Nations said on Tuesday, but it was unclear how it would be implemented.“A ceasefire agreement was reached +…

The death toll from more than a week of fighting between armed groups in Tripoli has climbed to at least 61 people, including civilians, Libyan authorities said Tuesday, as the U.N. expressed alarm over the fate of detained migrants and…

 From 1 August to 31 August 2018, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 25 civilian casualties –22 deaths and three injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya.Victims included 14 men, two…

The Secretary-General condemns the continued escalation of violence in and around Libya’s capital and, in particular, the use by armed groups of indiscriminate shelling leading to the death and injury of civilians, including children.…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said it was following the clashes in and around Tripoli with grave concern and calls on all parties to immediately cease all military action.UNSMIL added in a statement on Monday…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya condemns today’s terrorist attack on al-Kaam Checkpoint east of the Libyan capital Tripoli which resulted in at least four deaths and seven injuries among security personnel manning the…

UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya Maria Ribiero said on Sunday that 130 civilians in Libya have been killed as a result of hostilities since the beginning of this year."According to the UN, in 2018, hostilities in Libya have…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya expressed its strong condemnation of the violence, intimidation and obstruction to the work of Libya’s sovereign institutions by militiamen."Members of brigades nominally acting under the…

Rebel groups from Sudan's Darfur region are strengthening their foothold in Libya, building up their military strength in a bid to return to Sudan and fight on, according to a confidential report seen by AFP on Wednesday. The report by a…