Press Releases

On Friday 16 October, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) conducted the first-ever, large-scale digital dialogue online with Libyan youth, aged between 18 and 30. About 1,000 youth participants from all regions of the country and abroad joined the conversation. The dialogue…

TRIPOLI, 16 October 2020 - Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General (ASRSG) for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Stephanie Williams completed an official visit to Moscow yesterday where she discussed the situation in Libya with Russian officials. ASRSG…

Tripoli 16 October 2020 - As part of Libyan Political Dialogue Forum process, based on the principles of social and political inclusivity, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Stephanie Williams has been holding a series of meetings with mayors from the South, West and…

Tripoli, 15 October - UNSMIL welcomes yesterday’s arrest of Abd Al-Rahman Milad, commonly known as ‘al-Bija’ by GNA law enforcement agencies. Mr Milad has been on the UN Security Council’s Sanctions Committee list since June 2018 for his involvement in human trafficking and fuel smuggling. He was…

Tripoli 10 October 2020 - Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Stephanie Williams is pleased to announce the resumption of inclusive intra-Libyan talks, based on Security Council resolution 2510 (2020), which endorsed the…

HUDAYDAH, 5 October 2020 — The United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) is alarmed by the recent escalation of violence in various districts of the Hudaydah governorate. The mission calls on all sides to de-escalate to prevent a spiral of violence that could lead to more…

Hurghada, 29 September 2020 – Delegations representing the Government of National Accord and the “Libyan Arab Armed Forced,” and comprising police and military officers, have concluded two days of security and military talks, facilitated by UNSMIL, in the city of Hurghada (Egypt). Discussions were…

THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR WEST AFRICA AND THE SAHEL, CONCLUDED HIS PRE-ELECTORAL MISSION IN COTE D’IVOIRE, URGED IVOIRIANS TO ACT IN SYNERGY AND IN CONCERTATION TO PRESERVE UNITY AND PEACE Dakar, 27 September 2020 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General…

On 28 Sep 2020, in Hurghada, Egypt, military and police teams from eastern and western Libya met and began security and military talks, in the framework of the ongoing (5+5) Joint Military Commission talks, with the facilitation of UNSMIL. UNSMIL extends its deep gratitude to the Egyptian government…

Tunis - On 23 September, Acting UN SRSG Stephanie Williams and the Ambassador-designate of the European Union to Libya, José Sabadell, as the rotating chair of the Economic Working Group (EWG) established by the Berlin Process, convened a meeting with the new leadership of the General Electricity…