UN: Evacuation of migrants’ deal from Libya at risk
International efforts to release people from Libyan detention centres to Niger have hit a deadlock, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has warned. A senior official from the UN agency told MEPs in the…
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AU-EU-UN Taskforce helped over 15000 migrants to return home from Libya
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) assisted 15,000 migrants to return to their homes from Libya through the voluntary humanitarian returns programme, with the support of the European Union and the active cooperation of…
UN to reopen office in Benghazi as it recognizes warlord Haftar as commander of Libyan Army
The Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Ghassan Salame said Friday that the UNMIL will reopen an office in Benghazi for the first time in years. "We are preparing to reopen a UN office in Benghazi and I…
UNSMIL: 146 civilian casualties in Libya in February
From 1 February to 28 February 2018, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 146 civilian casualties – 13 deaths and 133 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya.…
UN calls for return of Tawergha population to their city safely
The United Nations and its partners in Libya have called for the voluntary, safe and dignified return of the population displaced from the northern town of Tawergha without a delay, expressing deep concern about the situation…
UN delegate to Libya and Al-Sirraj hail UNSMIL relocation to Tripoli
The Head of the UNSMIL, Ghassan Salame, and the Head of the Libyan Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Sirraj, met in Tripoli on Tuesday. The two officials talked about the latest in the political…
UN urges for urgent protection of desert-stranded Tawergha IDPs in Libya
The UN Humanitarian organisations and partners in Libya are deeply concerned about the situation faced by Tawergha men, women and children who are unable to return home and currently living in makeshift-tented settlements with precarious…
UN and Libya take serious measures to manage labour migration
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and Libyan authorities took the first steps to develop a plan to manage labour migration in Libya.UNSMIL said in a statement on Friday that the step was taken during a three-day…
UN launches Policing and Security Programme for Libya
A strong and peaceful Libya requires building effective and capable state institutions that enjoy the trust of the citizens. Towards this objective, the United Nations, in collaboration with the Libyan ministries of justice…
UN: Libyan security services are accomplice with human smugglers
The United Nations said most armed groups involved in human trafficking in Libya have links to the country’s official security institutions. UN sanctions experts said in a confidential report to a Security…
UNSMIL calls for ensuring safe return of Tawerghans
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya on Friday voiced its disapproval over the barring of Tawergha families from returning home.The internally displaced residents of Tawergha, who have been living in camps and makeshift…
UN Secretary-General condemns Benghazi bombings, calls for handing over Al-Werfalli
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the double bombing in the Libyan city of Benghazi, underscoring that there can be no military solution to the crisis plaguing the country.On Tuesday, twin bombings…
Al-Sirraj asks UN to help restore social order in Libya
Libyan Head of the Presidential Council Fayez Al-Serraj called for cooperation and communication between the Libyan government and international organizations so as to restore social order quickly.Al-Serraj made his remarks during a…
UN delegate to Libya tells Security Council to ensure free elections in Libya
The UN delegate to Libya has said military forces “are flexing their muscles in many parts of the country” and the oil-rich nation needs a competent government.Ghassan Salame told the Security Council that “the…
UN will help Libya hold elections by end of 2018, official says
Jeffrey Feltman, U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, said the U.N. saw elections this year as a route to a “peaceful and inclusive end to the transition phase”.“The goal is a Libyan goal: to end the transition phase…
Brookings Doha Center: UN-backed Libya government failed, Salame’s new efforts could end political…
Libya's political transition after February has been marred by a prolonged period of political fragmentation, violent conflict, and economic dislocation, Brookings Doha Center's CEO Dr. Tarik M. Yousef has stated.Yousef added that…
UN delegate to Libya: I won’t meet with Saif Gaddafi as he is wanted by ICC
The Head of the UNSMIL and the UN delegate to Libya, Ghassan Salame, said he won't meet or have a discussion with the son of Moamar Gaddafi, Saif Al-Islam, as he is wanted foe war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC).…
Head of Libyan Elections Commission: Elections on September 30, Saif Gaddafi can run for president
The Head of the Libyan High National Election Commission (HNEC) Emad Al-Sayeh confirmed on Sunday that the forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections will be held before September 30 in 2018."The voters' registration…
Pyongyang says latest UN resolution is “an act of war”
North Korea said newest UN sanctions are an "act of war"The official news agency KCNA said the sanctions equal to a complete economic barricade, according to a Korean foreign ministry statement.The latest resolution was put in…
Tunisia, Egypt and Algeria support Libyan Political Agreement
The foreign ministers of Tunisia, Egypt and Algeria renewed their support for the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) as a framework for a political solution in Libya.The ministers, in a statement issued at the end of their meeting on…