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The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, ordered on Friday the appointment of the former Lebanese Culture Minister Ghassan Salame as the new Head of the UNSMIL and Special delegate to Libya by the UN.Salame, who was a minister at…

According to local media sources in Libya, the UN is expected to appoint a new Head for the UNSMIL to replace Martin Kobler.According to the sources, the potential new envoy to Libya is probably Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the current…

BBC - UN human rights investigators say Syrian civilians fell victim to war crimes committed by all parties during the battle for Aleppo last year.Daily air strikes by Syria's government and its ally Russia claimed hundreds of…

BBC - The United Nations has warned that large numbers of children are still risking their lives to make the dangerous journey from Libya to Italy.Unicef says almost 26,000 children - most of them unaccompanied - crossed the…

UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura considers a "horrific terrorist attack" in the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday an attempt to derail the peace talks taking place in Geneva, his office said in an emailed statement."Spoilers are…

UN-sponsored peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition are under way in Geneva for the first time in nearly a year, the BBC reported.The two sides will not meet face-to-face to begin with, the BBC added.Staffan…