Press Releases

On 8 July 2021, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Ján Kubiš formally transmitted the final reports of the International Financial Audit Review to the Presidency Council and the heads of the two Central Bank of Libya (CBL…

The UN Support Mission in Libya congratulates the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) on the launch of the voter registration update and considers this event to be a key milestone towards the realization of the Libyan people’s overwhelming demand for national elections on 24 December 2021. In…

3 July 2021 - At the request of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) members, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) facilitated a five-day in-person meeting of the LPDF in Switzerland from 28 June to 2 July 2021. The meeting aimed at addressing issues that remained unresolved…

Distinguished members of the LPDF Ladies and gentlemen, We are here upon your request to hold an in-person meeting to address the unresolved issues that came up in your virtual meeting back in May. During that meeting, you discussed your Legal Committee’s proposal for a constitutional basis for the…

Distinguished members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), ladies and gentlemen, welcome back. Today is 1 July. We all understand the importance of this date. Before we start, allow me to recap where are we in our work. We had a difficult session yesterday. Tensions and emotions were high-…

29 June 2021 - In the context of the ongoing meeting of the LPDF in Switzerland, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Libya, and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ján Kubiš, held today consultations with representatives of France, Germany, Italy, UK, and US (P3…

Tunis, 27 June 2021 - The Advisory Committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) concluded on Saturday, 26 June 2021, a three-day meeting, convened by UNSMIL at the request of LPDF members, in Tunis. UNSMIL and members of the Advisory Committee commended the work of the Legal Committee in…

The Conclusions of the Second International Conference on Libya (Berlin II) 24 June 2021 - The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Libya, and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Ján Kubiš, welcomes the Conclusions of the Second International Conference on Libya…

TRIPOLI, 07 June 2021 - The United Nations in Libya condemns the ISIL-claimed terrorist attack on 6 June in Sebha that killed a number of military officers and injured others, according to local authorities. Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in…

2 JUNE 2021 - United Nations Special Envoy Ján Kubiš and Co-chair Ambassador Simon Geissbühler warmly welcome the participation of Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush of Libya and Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Ignazio Cassis of Switzerland at the Senior…