UNHCR raises alarm over deadly detention centre escape in Libya
Jun 02, 2018, at 08:38 am
New York, June 2 (IBNS): More than a dozen people have been killed or wounded by traffickers as they attempted to flee a detention centre in Libya last month, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday, describing it as the “latest horror story” to emerge from the war-torn country.
May 22, 2018, at 02:40 pm
New York, May 22 (IBNS): Conversations taking place across Libya indicate that citizens are “yearning for a united and sovereign nation,” the top United Nations official in the country told the Security Council in New York on Monday.
Libyans deserve justice, as war crime suspects remain at large: Prosecutor
May 10, 2018, at 08:51 pm
New York, May 10 (IBNS): Despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant, a Libyan war crimes suspect remains at large and could have committed further murders, the ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, told the Security Council on Wednesday.
May 04, 2018, at 01:30 pm
New York, May 4 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned Wednesday’s attack on the electoral commission headquarters in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, and reiterated the world body’s commitment to support the country.
UN report documents horrors faced by thousands held in arbitrary detention in Libya
Apr 11, 2018, at 02:44 pm
New York, Apr 11 (IBNS): Armed groups in Libya are holding thousands of people in detention where they are being submitted to torture and other human rights violations, according to a United Nations report published on Tuesday.
Thousands of migrants return home safely from Libya as part of UN-supported programme
Mar 14, 2018, at 02:49 pm
New York, Mar 14 (JEN): Since last November, 10,171 migrants have safely returned from Libya, the United Nations migration agency announced Tuesday, crediting the achievement to a scale up of its Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) programme.
Libya: Tawerghans must not be held hostage to political crisis, UN says, urging safe return
Mar 01, 2018, at 02:43 pm
New York, Mar 1 (JEN): The United Nations and its partners in Libya have called for the voluntary, safe and dignified return of the population displaced from the northern town of Tawergha without a delay, expressing deep concern about the situation faced by these people living in makeshift-tented settlements in nearby areas.
Boat capsizes off Libyan coast , 11 Pakistanis feared dead
Feb 03, 2018, at 03:27 pm
Islamabad, Feb 3 (IBNS): At least 11 Pakistani national are feared to have died in a boat sinking incident of the Libyan coast on Thursday, officials said on Saturday.
Libya: UN relief wing and partners seek $313 million to assist hundreds of thousands of people
Jan 26, 2018, at 02:14 pm
New York, June 26 (JEN): With people across Libya suffering amid the fallout from a protracted political crisis, outbreaks of violence and displacement, the United Nations humanitarian wing and its partners launched on Thursday a $313 million appeal to cover the basic needs of 940,000 who need assistance and protection.
Benghazi: Car bomb blasts kill 27
Jan 24, 2018, at 02:41 pm
Benghazi, Jan 24 (IBNS): Two car bomb blasts close to a mosque in the Libyan city of Benghazi left 27 people killed, media reports said on Wednesday.
UN poised to scale up support for Libya’s post-conflict transition, Security Council told
Jan 18, 2018, at 02:27 pm
New York, Jan 18 (JEN): The United Nations is implementing its Action Plan for Libya to create the necessary conditions for the completion of the North African country’s post-conflict transition, the head of UN mission there said Wednesday.
Libya’s planned transit centre would keep migrants from risky Mediterranean crossing – UN agency
Nov 30, 2017, at 02:59 pm
New York, Nov 30(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency has welcomed the decision by the Libyan authorities to set up a “transit and departure facility” in Tripoli for refugees and migrants in need of international protection – an initiative that offers viable alternatives to their dangerous journeys along the Central Mediterranean route.
Libya’s detention of migrants ‘is an outrage to humanity,’ says UN human rights chief Zeid
Nov 15, 2017, at 09:49 am
New York, Nov 15(Just Earth News): The European Union’s (EU) support for Libya’s Coast Guard which has resulted in thousands of migrants being detained in “horrific” conditions inside Libya is “inhuman,” the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday.
Libya: UN agencies scale up response as fighting displaces thousands in Sabratha region
Oct 14, 2017, at 02:52 pm
New York, Oct 14(Just Earth News): United Nations relief agencies have upped their response in western Libya’s Sabratha region following intensification of conflict that has already driven over 15,000 people from their homes.
Libya: Security Council endorses UN plan on restarting political process
Oct 11, 2017, at 01:26 pm
New York, Oct 11(Just Earth News): The Security Council on Tuesday endorsed the United Nations’ action plan to resume an inclusive political process in Libya.
Libya: UN Mission condemns deadly bombing in Misrata
Oct 05, 2017, at 01:12 pm
New York, Oct 5(Just Earth News): Condemning an attack against a court house in the Libyan city of Misrata, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) underscored that those behind the incident must be held accountable.
Aug 29, 2017, at 09:50 am
New York, Aug 29(Just Earth News): Libya's future prosperity and stability depends on the international community further strengthening and unifying its efforts on behalf of the whole country, as well as Libyans themselves “seizing the window of opportunity†that is before them to ensure peace, the head of the United Nations mission there said on Monday.
Libya: UN ramps up cooperation to help hundreds of thousands of desperate refugees and migrants
May 31, 2017, at 06:27 am
New York, May 31(Just Earth News): Two United Nations agencies on Tuesday pledged to join forces and “go the extra mile†by expanding operations in Libya and enhancing their support to migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and Libyans affected by the ongoing conflict.
Libya: UN envoy calls on rival groups to immediately halt violence in Tripoli
May 27, 2017, at 08:25 am
New York, May 27(Just Earth News): Condemning the surging violence in Tripoli, the top United Nations official in Libya called on Friday for an immediate end to fighting in and around the capital and for rival groups to “put Libyan national interests†ahead of their own.
UN refugee agency ramps up response as Libya’s humanitarian crisis deepens
May 23, 2017, at 03:59 pm
New York, May 23(Just Earth News): Conflict, insecurity, political instability and a collapsing economy have contributed to the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Libya, prompting the United Nations refugee agency to announce plans to step-up its presence and programmes there.
Libya: UN chief urges all sides to restore calm in aftermath of deadly attack on southern airbase
May 21, 2017, at 02:17 pm
New York, May 21 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is deeply concerned about the military escalation at the Brak al-Shati air base in southern Libya and calls on all parties to exercise restraint and restore calm, the UN chief's spokesman said on Saturday.
Put Libya ahead of ‘narrow interests,’ UN envoy urges as situation worsens across the country
Mar 21, 2017, at 12:25 pm
New York, Mar 21 (Just Earth News): Warning of escalating tension across the North African country due to mobilization of forces, worsening security situation in capital, Tripoli, as well as recent violence in Misrata and Benghazi, the United Nations envoy for Libya on Monday called on all parties to unite and to put the country ahead of their “own narrow interests.â€
NATO extends support to Libya in its fight against ISIL
Feb 02, 2017, at 02:14 am
Brussels, Feb 1 (IBNS): NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj on Wednesday for talks on the security situation in Libya.
Libya: Amid threat of renewed conflict, UN envoy urges restraint
Jan 05, 2017, at 04:37 am
New York, Jan 4 (Just Earth News): Expressing concern at escalating tensions and threat of renewed conflict following developments in central Libya, the United Nations envoy for the country urged all parties to work together on reconciliation and to refrain from any rhetoric that could inflame the situation.
Libyan flight hijack: 109 passengers rescued
Dec 24, 2016, at 01:38 am
Valletta, Dec 23 (IBNS): 109 passengers have been rescued from the hijacked Libyan flight which was forced to land in Malta, officials said on Friday.
Libyan flight hijack: 65 passengers released
Dec 24, 2016, at 12:36 am
Valletta, Dec 23 (IBNS): Sixty five passengers traveling in the hijacked Libyan flight, that has been forcefully landed in Malta, were released on Friday, officials said.
Libyan plane hijakced, lands in Malta
Dec 23, 2016, at 11:11 pm
Valletta, Dec 23 (IBNS): A Libyan plane, carrying 118 people on board, was hijacked and then forced to land in Malta, media reports said.
Political accord's slow implementation has not brought peace and stability Libyans deserve – Ban
Dec 18, 2016, at 01:29 pm
New York, Dec 18 (Just Earth News): Marking the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Libyan Political Agreement, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today commended all Libyans who engaged in the “milestone†process, but cautioned that while much progress has been made, “the road to peace is long†and the Libyan people have not yet achieved the stability and security they deserve.
UN human rights report urges end to ‘unimaginable abuse’ of migrants in Libya
Dec 14, 2016, at 02:53 pm
New York, Dec 14 (Just Earth News): A joint report launched today by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) citied “unimaginable†human rights violations and abuses of migrants in Libya as a result of the breakdown in the crisis-riven country’s justice system.
Libya: UN envoy welcomes temporary cessation of hostilities for civilian evacuation in Ganfouda
Dec 11, 2016, at 04:47 am
New York, Dec 10 (Just Earth News): Welcoming the announcement of a temporary cessation of hostilities by the Libyan National Army in the Ganfouda area, in the Libyan city of Benghazi, to allow evacuation of civilians, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Libya called on the parties to the conflict to ensure that civilians are protected.