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The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has said he fears Libya will end up in a "full civil war" unless moves are soon made to end the conflict."Unless action is taken in the near term, it is highly likely that the…

Radio France Internationale (RFI) said the solution for the ongoing conflict in Libya will go through two conferences, as agreed upon by western countries in the recent Group of Seven (G7) Summit.  "For Westerners, it is time to put an…

The UN Higher Commission of Refugees (UNHCR) said on Sunday that 1,350 refugees have been evacuated from Libya to third countries so far in 2019.A total of "1,350 refugees left Libya to safe third countries through evacuation or…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) dispatched Saturday an assessment mission to the airport of Zuwara, which was targeted by airstrikes by Khalifa Haftar's forces."After reviewing the airport’s facilities and all the…

The UN  envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame condemned in the strongest terms "the clear pattern of ruthless attacks against health workers and facilities.“Intentionally targeting health workers and health facilities and ambulances is a war…

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared that an “internal investigation” will be conducted to establish the circumstances of the attack in Benghazi, which killed three United Nations Support Mission staffers among five in total…

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday urged European countries to take 507 rescued migrants who are currently stranded in the Mediterranean Sea.  "Many are reportedly survivors of appalling abuses in Libya and are from…

UNSMIL has welcomed in a statement the positive response by the Libyan parties to the humanitarian  truce during Eid Al-Adha and the palpable reduction of violence in the Tripoli area. "On 9 August, the Government of National Accord…

The UN envoy in Libya Ghassan Salame condemned in the strongest possible terms the explosion that took place Saturday, 10 August, in front of a shopping mall in the eastern city of Benghazi, which resulted in a number of civilian…

A car bomb exploded in Hawari in Benghazi on Saturday afternoon targeting a convoy for the UN mission in Libya. Medical sources told local media that four UNSMIL staffers had been injured in the car bombing in Hawari.The sources…

Libya’s internationally recognised Government  of National  Accord has accepted a United Nations proposal for a ceasefire during the Eid al-Adha holiday, a statement said on Friday.The U.N. mission in Libya (UNSMIL) earlier on Friday…

The Democratic Party has issued a statement condemning in the strongest terms the recent attacks on Murzuq, Tripoli's Mitiga Airport and Misurata Aviation Academy.The party said it finds it rather bewildering that the international…

The deputy head of UNSMIL for Political Affairs Stephanie Williams met Wednesday with the deputy head of the Libyan Presidential Council Ahmed Meitig to discuss recent developments in Libya.UNSMIL said on its Twitter account that the…

Migrants trapped in Libyan detention centres where many have been subjected to abuse would be evacuated to Rwanda under an emergency plan being discussed with international humanitarian agencies and the EU, The Financial Times has reported.…

The UN Security Council reaffirmed Monday the call on all Libyan parties to commit to a ceasefire and rapidly to return to a UN-mediated political process.In a statement, the Members of the Security Council welcomed and expressed full…

The Libyan Transportation Ministry's deputy Hesham Boshakwat said the ministry will close the Airport of Zuwara city starting Sunday (August 04, 2019) and thus urged the UN envoy Ghassan Salame and UNSMIL officials to fly via Mitiga Airport…

The United Nations envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame called on Monday for a truce to be declared in Libya during Eid Al-Adha on August 10-14.Briefing the UN Security Council on the latest fighting in Tripoli, Salame warned that an influx of…

The Humanitarian Coordinator a.i. in Libya Bérangère Böell-Yousfi expressed Monday her strong condemnation of the disgraceful shelling on Al-Alamain school and Az Zawiyah Field Hospital in Airport road area, south of Tripoli, depriving…

Acting Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Abdel-Rahman Ghandour, expressed his strong condemnation of attacks on health care in Libya.“The latest attack was on Tuesday 16 July, when it targeted a field hospital in Swani, West…

UNSMIL said Thursday it was gravely concerned by and closely following up on media reports about the disappearance of Siham Sirgiwa and the injury of her husband."An elected House of Representatives member, Ms. Sergewa was reportedly…