Rapports

26 August 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today summoned major regional organizations to join the United Nations in helping the new Libyan authorities deliver immediate emergency aid and provide a democratic transition after the ouster of…

DSG/SM/568 AFR/2231 Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the African Union High-Level Ad Hoc Committee on Libya, in Addis Ababa on 25 August: I would like to congratulate the African Union High-Level Ad Hoc Committee for…

GENEVA, August 26 (UNHCR) – UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres has issued a strong call for sub-Saharan Africans to be protected in Libya as reports emerge from Tripoli of people being targeted because of…

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 291st meeting held on 26 August 2011, at the level of the Heads of State and Government, adopted the following decision on the situation…

DSG/SM/569 AFR/2232 Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s statement to the African Union Peace and Security Council meeting on Libya in Addis Ababa, 26 August: I am very happy to join you at such a critical moment. We…

KEY DEVELOPMENTS During the evening of August 21, opposition forces entered Tripoli, proceeding quickly to the city center. Fighting between opposition forces and forces loyal to Muammar Qadhafi has continued in neighborhoods throughout the capital since August…

26 August 2011 Amnesty International has uncovered evidence that forces loyal to Colonel Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi have killed numerous detainees being held at two military camps in Tripoli on 23 and 24 August. Eyewitness testimony from escaped detainees described…

In response to the ongoing fighting in and around Tripoli, the Government has announced that it will contribute €100,000 to help deliver much needed medical supplies to some of the city’s main hospitals. Announcing the funding, the…

Tripoli, 26 August 2011 - Over the past 24 hours, Médecins Sans Frontières has been continuing to assess medical facilities in Tripoli and has begun to provide medical support. An MSF team assessed three healthcare facilities, all…

A second IOM-chartered boat is today leaving the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi for Tripoli where it will evacuate more migrants stranded by the violence there. The boat, loaded with supplies and essential humanitarian and medical aid,…