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The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a report on Thursday that the escalation of fighting in Derna has reached unprecedented levels, due to the use of air raids and shelling, some…

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed a new Political Declaration for Libya adopted by leading politicians and military leaders on Tuesday, pledging to “work constructively” with the world body to…

Libya stakeholders have been invited by the French President Emmanuel Macron to be at the Elysée palace in Paris on Tuesday for an international conference that aims to pave the way for elections that could be held in Libya by the…

The humanitarian coordinator at the UNSMIL, Maria Ribeiro, said in a statement on Thursday that the humanitarian community in Libya is perturbed by the continued lack of humanitarian access and subsequent assistance into Derna despite…

Russia has delayed a western proposal for a UN Security Council committee to blacklist six accused leaders of human trafficking and migrant smuggling networks in Libya, asking for more information on the value and efficiency of the…

The UN envoy for Libya is warning that the oil-rich country’s “perverse economic model” based on corruption and trafficking in people and goods “must be shattered” to end its political crisis and progress toward stability and democratic…

Forces under Gen. Khalifa Hiftar have started a land and air operation to wrest the eastern city of Derna from an alliance of militant armed groups, Human Rights Watch said today. All parties to the conflict are obligated to respect the…

The Arab League will host on Monday a meeting of the International Quartet Committee on Libya as part of efforts to back up political conciliation for the troubled nation.The meeting, to be hosted by the Arab League Secretary General…

"Bettina Muscheidt, head of the EU Delegation to Libya, and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Director to Libya, Sultan Hajiyev, signed an agreement at the UNDP Libya office in Tunis, through which the EU…

The United Nations delivered 12 explosive disposal kits to Libya in a bid to enhance its capacity to rid the country of explosive remnants, said the United Nations Support Mission for Libya (UNSML) on Tuesday.Explosive Ordnance…

The African Union (AU) high-level committee on Libya has condemned the additional inflow of arms into the country.The committee has wrapped up its 5th meeting at the AU headquarters in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, according to a…

The UN on Tuesday accused armed groups in Libya of killing and torturing detainees in prisons, some nominally under government control, where thousands of civilians are being unlawfully held.The human rights office and UN Support…

From 1 March to 31 March 2018, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 16 civilian casualties – five deaths and 11 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya, a significant drop from the two…

Libya's conflict cannot be resolved unless the black economy and "predation of public money" are ended, the UN envoy to Libya said, calling on international actors to target "big traffickers" with sanctions."I think this…

 UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) held discussions with the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tunis on a strategic plan to support economic and social sectors in Libya over the next two years, the…

 Armed groups execute and torture civilians in Libya in almost complete impunity seven years after the revolution that toppled Muammar Gaddafi, the United Nations human rights office said on Wednesday. Libyans and…

UN delegate to Libya told the Security Council Wednesday that he is launching a new, final push to bring Libya's rival leaders on board a 2015 political deal that set up a unity government. Ghassan Salame said…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is concerned by the ongoing violence in the city of Sabha and calls on all parties to refrain from acts that endanger civilian lives and contribute further to the destruction of…