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27 December 2019
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SRSG Ghassan Salame condemns continued airstrikes causing deaths and injuries among civilians in western Libya

TRIPOLI – 28 December 2019 - The Special Representative of Secretary-General (SRSG) in Libya, Ghassan Salame, strongly condemns repeated airstrikes targeting civilian installations in western Libya, including Al-Zawiya…

17 December 2019
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UNSMIL and OHCHR train Libyan Women Activists on the integration of a gender perspective in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

TUNIS, 17 December 2019 –UNSMIL in collaboration with OHCHR completed a three-day training on the integration of gender into the Universal Periodic Review Process [1]. The training targeted 15 geographically diverse women…

17 December 2019
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UNSMIL and OHCHR train Libyan Women Activists on the integration of a gender perspective in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

16 December 2019
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UNSMIL expresses concerns over the enforced disappearance of human rights defender and journalist Reda Fhelboom, calls for his immediate release

Tripoli, 16 December 2019 - Reda Fhelboom, a well-known human rights defender and journalist was arrested and detained at Mitiga airport by a Tripoli based armed group on Saturday night, following his arrival from Tunis…

16 December 2019
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UNSMIL expresses concerns over the enforced disappearance of human rights defender and journalist Reda Fhelboom, calls for his immediate release

12 December 2019
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The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel condemns the terrorist attack against a military camp in Inates, Western Niger

Dakar, 12 December- The Special Representative of the Secretary-general and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, condemns the terrorist attack perpetrated on 11…

12 December 2019
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The Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel condemns the terrorist attack against a military camp in Inates, Western Niger

09 December 2019
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The UN special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, expresses solidarity with the Government and the people of The Gambia, calls on regional and international leaders to uphold their engagement to stop death and despair along migration trails

Dakar, 09 December- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, is deeply saddened by the news that some 62 migrants…