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United Nations panel of experts on Libya reported that 10 companies based in Tajoura - a Tripoli suburb - have received a billion dollars in illegal letters of credits from Jumhouria Bank.The report was based on details provided by…

International efforts to release people from Libyan detention centres to Niger have hit a deadlock, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has warned. A senior official from the UN agency told MEPs in the…

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) assisted 15,000 migrants to return to their homes from Libya through the voluntary humanitarian returns programme, with the support of the European Union and the active cooperation of…

The Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Ghassan Salame said Friday that the UNMIL will reopen an office in Benghazi for the first time in years. "We are preparing to reopen a UN office in Benghazi and I…

From 1 February to 28 February 2018, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 146 civilian casualties – 13 deaths and 133 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya.…

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…

 The Head of the UNSMIL, Ghassan Salame, and the Head of the Libyan Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Sirraj, met in Tripoli on Tuesday. The two officials talked about the latest in the political…

The UN Humanitarian organisations and partners in Libya are deeply concerned about the situation faced by Tawergha men, women and children who are unable to return home and currently living in makeshift-tented settlements with precarious…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and Libyan authorities took the first steps to develop a plan to manage labour migration in Libya.UNSMIL said in a statement on Friday that the step was taken during a three-day…

 A strong and peaceful Libya requires building effective and capable state institutions that enjoy the trust of the citizens. Towards this objective, the United Nations, in collaboration with the Libyan ministries of justice…

 The United Nations said most armed groups involved in human trafficking in Libya have links to the country’s official security institutions. UN sanctions experts said in a confidential report to a Security…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya on Friday voiced its disapproval over the barring of Tawergha families from returning home.The internally displaced residents of Tawergha, who have been living in camps and makeshift…

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the double bombing in the Libyan city of Benghazi, underscoring that there can be no military solution to the crisis plaguing the country.On Tuesday, twin bombings…

Libyan Head of the Presidential Council Fayez Al-Serraj called for cooperation and communication between the Libyan government and international organizations so as to restore social order quickly.Al-Serraj made his remarks during a…

The UN delegate to Libya has said military forces “are flexing their muscles in many parts of the country” and the oil-rich nation needs a competent government.Ghassan Salame told the Security Council that “the…

Jeffrey Feltman, U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, said the U.N. saw elections this year as a route to a “peaceful and inclusive end to the transition phase”.“The goal is a Libyan goal: to end the transition phase…

Libya's political transition after February has been marred by a prolonged period of political fragmentation, violent conflict, and economic dislocation, Brookings Doha Center's CEO Dr. Tarik M. Yousef has stated.Yousef added that…

The Head of the UNSMIL and the UN delegate to Libya, Ghassan Salame, said he won't meet or have a discussion with the son of Moamar Gaddafi, Saif Al-Islam, as he is wanted foe war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC).…

The Head of the Libyan High National Election Commission (HNEC) Emad Al-Sayeh confirmed on Sunday that the forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections will be held before September 30 in 2018."The voters' registration…

North Korea said newest UN sanctions are an "act of war"The official news agency KCNA said the sanctions equal to a complete economic barricade, according to a Korean foreign ministry statement.The latest resolution was put in…