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Leon Condemns Tripoli Fighting Endangering Civilian Lives, Calls for Immediate End to Hostilities
Skhirat, Morocco - 18 April 2015 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Bernardino Leon has strongly condemned the renewed outbreak of…
Excerpts from SRSG Leon’s Press Conference at the start of Libyan political dialogue in Morocco
Skhirat, Morocco on 15 April 2015 - Hello to everybody. Hello to all the journalists. It is a pleasure to see you again. And as in previous occasions, we are looking forward to working with you in a good spirit of cooperation…
UN Electoral Support Team Delivers BRIDGE Workshop on Gender and Elections
Djerba, Tunisia - 15 April 2015 - This week, from 12 to 16 April, the UN Electoral Support Team, which brings together resources from both the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP), is…
Libyan Political Parties, Political Activists Conclude Second Meeting in Algeria
Algiers, Algeria 14 April 2015 - A second meeting of Libyan political parties and activists, facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), concluded its deliberations today in the Algerian capital by…
UNSMIL Strongly Condemns Air Attacks on Zintan Airport
02 April 2015 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya strongly condemns the air strikes conducted on Zintan airport in recent days. These repeated attacks endanger the civilian population as well as civilian…
UNSMIL Welcomes Ceasefire and Withdrawal of Forces in Sidra Oil Crescent Area
31 March 2015 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomes the ceasefire and the withdrawal of forces from the Sidra Oil Crescent area. The move follows weeks of mediation efforts by UNSMIL between the…
Excerpts: Leon’s Press Conference at Conclusion of Libyan Political Dialogue Round, 26 March 2015
"We believe that this week we have made very important progress in our talks. So far, the agreement of the participants was on two points – that there is no military solution for Libya, and that we should agree on national…
Libyan Municipalities, Local Councils Reps Meet in Brussels Within Political Dialogue Framework
24 March 2015 - Representatives of municipal and local councils from a number of towns and cities from across Libya gathered in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday 23 March 2015 for a two-day meeting convened by UNSMIL and…
Excerpts from Leon’s Remarks, Meeting of Libyan Municipalities and Local Councils Reps. in Brussels
Monday, 23 March 2015 - Leon: For these mayors, it is very difficult to be here today, many of them live in areas that have been bombed … many of people say you cannot go there, you cannot talk to these people, they are our…
Excerpts from SRSG Bernardino Leon Press Conference in Skhirat, Morocco, Sunday 22 March 2015
It’s not a secret that we need to expedite these talks. You can imagine that the international community and the United Nations are really very concerned about these attacks and this military escalation. The United Nations is…