Informes

Report finds Qaddafi’s weapons pose threat to civilians Abandoned arms stockpiles must be immediately secured or destroyed TRIPOLI, LIBYA—Abandoned weapons that were once part of Muammar Qaddafi’s vast arsenal threaten civilian lives in Libya, according to a report…

Listen to the story on UN Radio One year after the revolution in Libya, the country remains littered with numerous unexploded ordnance (UXO), unattended heavy weaponry and ammunition, and newly laid minefields. The UN Mine Action programme, known…

The United States has a strategic interest in a stable and prosperous Libya, and is supporting Libya’s democratic transition in cooperation with the UN and other international partners. Recognizing Libya’s own substantial resources, the United States…

SC/10731 On 25 July 2012, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya issued the following implementation assistance notice: Implementation Assistance Notice #2 This note contains information aimed at assisting Member States in the implementation…

United Nations, July 2012 - Libya is contaminated with hundreds of thousands of explosive remnants of war that threaten the safety of civilians and aid workers. If these bombs are not properly managed, they could end…

News On 04 April the Ministry of Education (MoE), UNICEF, and other Mine Action actors celebrated Mine Risk Awareness Day 2012. The events included a march by the Boy Scouts Association, a drawing competition for school children…

3183rd FOREIG AFFAIRS Council meeting Brussels, 23 July 2012 The Council adopted the following conclusions: The EU welcomes the pluralistic and overall peaceful conduct of Libyan elections for the National General Congress on 7 July 2012 and has taken…

This IPI SRSG Series event featured Ian Martin, who spoke about his experience as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), posts he assumed…

By Mel Frykberg TRIPOLI, Jul 14 2012 (IPS) - “The human rights situation in Libya now is far worse than under the late dictator Muammar Gaddafi,” Nasser al-Hawary, researcher with the Libyan Observatory for Human Rights tells…

Law Required Handover to Government Custody by July 12 (Tripoli, July 14, 2012) – The Libyan government should take immediate steps to assume custody of all of the roughly 5,000 detainees still held by militias, Human Rights…