Welcomes Signing of the Libyan Political Agreement, Calls for the Formation of the Government of National Accord

Important Step on the Road to Peace, Security and Prosperity. Hard work ahead 23 December 2015 – Today’s resolution by the United Nations Security Council on Libya is a clear and unambiguous statement of support for the…

JALALABAD - The need to tackle corruption in the interest of supporting development initiatives was the focus of a UN-backed Nangarhar panel discussion involving a diverse group of participants from the eastern province…

NEW YORK - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack on 21 st December near Bagram Air Field, which resulted in the deaths of at least six US service members as well as a number…

22 December 2015- The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Mr. Ali Al-Za’tari, expressed gratitude to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and to WFP’s implementing partner in Libya, Shaik Tahir Azzawy…

17 December 2015: Seventeen Libyan participants successfully completed a three-week-long humanitarian emergency response training course for explosive ordnance disposal on 17 December 2015. This humanitarian emergency…

From 14-16 December, UNMAS held the first of three trainings for 11 women on raising awareness of the risks associated with small arms and ammunition. The three-day workshop saw women from a variety of areas in Libya come…

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen I suggest the following next steps: First: after the signature, an immediate, strong and supportive Security Council resolution is required to give the Government of National Unity the…

21 December 2015 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, welcomed the Road Map Document adopted by the Misrata/Tawergha…

NEW YORK - The near verbatum transcript of remarks by Nicholas Haysom at a media stakeout at the United Nations following his briefing to the Security Council. MEDIA STAKEOUT FOLLOWING SRSG NICHOLAS HAYSOM’S BRIEFING TO THE…

NEW YORK - The most important development that would enable Afghanistan to continue to face its substantial economic, security and political challenges would be identifying a political path to peace, said Nicholas Haysom, the…

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes today’s submission of the final recommendations of the Special Electoral Reform Commission to the National Unity Government. UNAMA commends the Commission for…