Reports

SC/12390 7706th Meeting (PM) Security Council Meetings Coverage Permanent Representative Stresses that Armed Groups Must Sign Accord, Disarm The sense of hope and optimism felt in Libya following the signing of that country’s political deal last December was giving way to…

6 June 2016 – The top United Nations official for Libya today told the Security Council about the “tragic” humanitarian situation there, underlining that “personal tragedies and collective suffering” are the consequence of the continued lack…

Five years since the Libyan revolution which ousted Colonel Gadhafi from power, bullets are still flying. The situation is getting worse as fighting intensifies, pushing people out of their homes. Crime and kidnapping are on the rise…

Representatives of Libyan women groups and women activists, from diverse backgrounds representing all areas of Libya, concluded today two parallel workshops. Divided into two groups, the participants attended two separate training sessions on Negotiations and Conflict Resolution…

UNFPA, The United Nations Population Fund (Libya Office) organized a workshop on "Strengthening the status of women and their participation in the Libyan society", from 14 to 16 May in collaboration with the National Council…

Madrid, Spain – 3 June 2016 – A number of Libyan media managers and journalists have proposed a wide range of reforms to strengthen professional standards and advocate for freedom of expression as a cornerstone of…

Highlights UNICEF signed a tri-lateral Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with the Libyan National Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) and WHO. The MoC outlines a programme for cooperation on the implementation of six strategic focus areas to assist…

Madrid, Spain – 1 June 2016 – Building on the achievements of previous meetings and the recent elaboration of the Code of Ethics for Libyan Journalists and Media Professionals in a Time of Crisis, a three-day…

How the EU’s migrant rescue policy fails to address returns By Tom Westcott “Yesterday, we received 203 new migrants, today it was 585, and tomorrow there will be more, and the next day, and the day after.” Khalid al-Tumi…

Tunis, 1 June 2016 – From 1 May to 31 May 2016, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 70 civilian casualties, including 24 deaths and 46 injuries, during the conduct of hostilities across…