Guterres commends Libya forum for breakthrough on interim leadership deal
Jan 19, 2021, at 03:56 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General has praised the breakthrough made by a key committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum at the weekend, over an interim political leadership deal, ahead of nationwide elections at the end of the year.
Libya extends curfew to fight COVID-19
May 18, 2020, at 11:16 am
Tripoli/Xinhua/UNI: The UN-backed government of Libya has extended for 10 more days starting from Monday the curfew that has been in place to contain COVID-19.
Course of coronavirus pandemic across Libya, depends on silencing the guns
Apr 08, 2020, at 12:07 pm
New York/IBNS: Fighting must stop immediately in Libya if it is to have any chance of staving off the COVID-19 outbreak, the top United Nations official in the North African country said on Tuesday as he condemned an attack on a major Tripoli hospital.
Jul 30, 2019, at 10:06 am
New York, July 30 (IBNS): Fighting in Libya “shows no signs of abating”, the head of the United Nations Support Mission (UNSMIL), told the Security Council on Monday, painting a grim picture of worsening humanitarian conditions, and warning that the instability and influx of foreign weapons is fueling a proxy war in the north African country.
Libyan GNA carries out airstrikes against Libyan national army's military base: Source
Apr 07, 2019, at 06:04 pm
Benghazi, Apr 7 (Sputnik/UNI) The air force of the UN-supported Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) carried out on Sunday airstrikes against a military base belonging to the Libyan National Army (LNA), as renewed tensions in the African country continue to rise, a Libyan military source told Sputnik.
Feb 06, 2019, at 10:07 am
New York, Feb 6 (IBNS): The United Nations and its aid partners, together with the interim Government of Libya, launched on Tuesday a humanitarian response plan (HRP), appealing for $202 million to bring urgent life-saving assistance to some 550,000 women, children and men affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
Libya: Attack on foreign ministry, an attack on all Libyans, stresses UN envoy
Dec 27, 2018, at 09:09 am
New York, Dec 27 (IBNS): The United Nations peace mission in Libya has “strongly” condemned a terrorist attack on the country’s foreign ministry in the capital, Tripoli.
UN chief “alarmed†by violations of UN-backed ceasefire in Libya
Sep 23, 2018, at 04:14 pm
New York, Sept 23 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stated on Friday that he is “alarmed by the increasing number of violations of the ceasefire” in the capital of Libya, Tripoli, which has led to the death of dozens of civilians.
UN agency begins assisting thousands of West African migrants to leave Libya
Dec 09, 2017, at 06:03 pm
New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency and the Government of Niger welcomed the first 504 people from Libya to Niger, kicking off a voluntary mass evacuation of nearly 4,000 migrants.
Security Council condemns reported slave trade of migrants in Libya
Dec 08, 2017, at 09:53 am
New York, Dec 8(Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday condemned the slave trade of African migrants in Libya as “heinous human rights abuses which may also amount to crimes against humanity,” and called on those responsible to be held to account.
UN agency to fly 15,000 migrants home from Libya in wake of reported abuses
Dec 02, 2017, at 01:57 pm
New York, Dec 2(Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency plans to fly 15,000 more migrants home from detention centres in Libya before year-end in the wake of shocking reports of rampant migrant abuse and squalid and overcrowded conditions at these facilities across the North African country.
UN chief 'horrified' at buying and selling of African migrants in Libya
Nov 21, 2017, at 02:05 pm
New York, Nov 21(Just Earth News): Expressing horror at news reports and videos showing African migrants in Libya allegedly being sold as slaves, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on on Mondaycalled on the authorities to urgently investigate the situation and bring the perpetrators to justice.
UN plan for post-conflict transition in Libya makes headway, Security Council told
Nov 17, 2017, at 09:57 am
New York, Nov 17(Just Earth News): The political process for a successful post-conflict transition in Libya has made significant headway over the past two months, the United Nations envoy for the North African country said on Thursday.
Nov 09, 2017, at 09:39 am
New York, Nov 9(Just Earth News): The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Major Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf al-Werfalli, a commander in the Al-Saiqa Brigade accused of murdering 33 people in the context of the ongoing conflict in Libya, ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told the United Nations Security Council.
Libya: Smugglers holding refugees and migrants in deplorable conditions, say UN agencies
Oct 18, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Oct 18(Just Earth News): After weeks of conflict in western Libya, United Nations agencies have been working around the clock to meet the urgent needs of the more than 14,000 refugees and migrants who had been held captive in numerous locations in the coastal city of Sabratha – approximately 80 kilometres west of Tripoli.
Oct 13, 2017, at 02:05 pm
New York, Oct 13(Just Earth News): After a brief mission to Libya, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday said the Government “can and should†lead efforts to urgently address arbitrary detention, torture and other grave violations that must be brought to an end in the crisis-torn North African country.
Security Council re-authorizes operations to disrupt migrant smuggling off coast of Libya
Oct 06, 2017, at 01:31 pm
New York, Oct 6(Just Earth News): The Security Council on Thursday extended by one year the authorization for Member States to inspect vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya that they have reasonable grounds to suspect are being used for migrant smuggling or human trafficking.
No one country can tackle the problems associated with migration, Libya tells global leaders
Sep 21, 2017, at 09:25 pm
New York, Sept 21(Just Earth News): Recalling the situation in Libya since the 2011 revolution, Faiez Mustafa Serraj, the President of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord said that international support is essential to ensure progress in the country.
Security Council approves one-year extension of UN political mission in Libya
Sep 15, 2017, at 09:49 am
New York, Sept 15(Just Earth News): The Security Council on Thursday extended for one year the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), focused on supporting the North African country's political process and key national institutions, as well as coordination of international assistance.
UN migration agency, Libyan authorities boost support for rescued migrants
Aug 30, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Aug 30(Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency is working with Libyan authorities to help rescue more migrants off the Libyan coast.
Over 500,000 children in Libya need aid; UNICEF urges political solution to years-long crisis
Aug 11, 2017, at 05:07 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): Ongoing conflict and the breakdown of the economy have left more than a half million children in need of humanitarian aid in Libya, according to the United Nations children's agency.
INTERVIEW: Preparing for Tripoli, new UN envoy in Libya seeks to work with Libyans
Jul 29, 2017, at 09:57 am
New York, July 29(Just Earth News): Set to arrive in Libya next week, the new United Nations Special Representative said that he was coming to Tripoli to work with the Libyans, in an attempt to help find a solution out of the political crisis that led to the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 and pushed the country into a crisis that sees thousands of migrants and refugees fleeing to Europe and other countries in Africa.
Libya: UN rights arm sounds alarm for safety of prisoners at imminent risk of torture
Jul 19, 2017, at 10:05 am
New York, July 19(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights arm on Tuesday voiced deep concern for the safety of individuals taken prisoner by members of the Libyan army after recent fighting in Benghazi, noting that they may be at imminent risk of torture and even summary execution.
Refugee and migrant flows from Libya to Europe on the rise – UNHCR study
Jul 04, 2017, at 05:06 am
New York, July 3(Just Earth News): Movements by sea from Libya to Europe, despite being the most dangerous route for reaching the continent, have increased and there are indications that it will likely continue to do so, a new study by the United Nations refugee agency has revealed.
Jun 30, 2017, at 01:42 pm
New York, June 30(Just Earth News): The Security Council on Thursday adopted a series of resolutions by which it extended the mandates of United Nations missions in the Golan, the Darfur region of Sudan and Mali, and renewed measures against illicit oil exports in Libya.
'No limit' to cruelty of traffickers, says UN agency, as video surfaces of abused migrants in Libya
Jun 17, 2017, at 01:44 pm
New York, June 17(Just Earth News): Two United Nations agencies have voiced 'deep concern' for the safety of hundreds of migrants and refugees – including many children – held captive by smugglers or criminal gangs at an unknown location in Libya after videos showing their abuse was posted on Facebook.
Desire for secure and peaceful future remains strong in Libya, Security Council told
Jun 08, 2017, at 01:30 pm
New York, June 8(Just Earth News): Noting positive changes in the situation on the ground in Libya as a result of the Libyan Political Agreement, the United Nations envoy for the country highlighted that despite challenges, the desire for peace, security and a better future remain strong among the people and urged sustained international support for national efforts.
International Criminal Court may investigate migrant-related crimes in Libya, Security Council told
May 09, 2017, at 10:38 am
New York, May 9(Just Earth News): The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday told the United Nations Security Council that her Office is considering launching an investigation into alleged migrant-related crimes in Libya, including human trafficking.
Political momentum must be renewed if Libya’s challenges are to be addressed – UN envoy
Apr 20, 2017, at 12:51 pm
New York, Apr 20(Just Earth News): It is more important than ever to forge unity within Libya, the United Nations envoy for the country told the Security Council today, while he called on Libyan stakeholders to regain the optimism generated by the 2015 Political Agreement, which has faded and is being replaced by “frustration and disappointment.â€
African migrants reportedly being sold in ‘slave markets’ in Libya, UN agency warns
Apr 12, 2017, at 05:03 am
New York, Apr 11(Just Earth News): Hundreds of migrants along North African migrant routes are being bought and sold openly in modern day ‘slave markets’ in Libya, survivors have told the United Nations migration agency, which warned that these reports “can be added to a long list of outrages†in the country.