The United Nations said on Friday that it has resumed humanitarian evacuation flights for migrants stranded in Libya after authorities suspended them for several months. The announcement comes after a massive crackdown on migrants by Libyan security forces.
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Thousands of refugees and migrants plead for Libya evacuation
Thousands of refugees and migrants have been camped out in front of a United Nations centre in Tripoli for three weeks, calling for evacuation from Libya in the wake of sweeping raids that saw thousands arrested.
Libyan PM, foreign powers back landmark election in December
Libya’s prime minister and several foreign powers have endorsed the holding of a national election on December 24, as envisaged in a United Nations-backed peace plan aimed at resolving years of turmoil and division.
Libya Stabilisation conference’s concluding nine-point statement reiterates 24 December election date
The Libya Stabilisation Conference’s concluding nine-point statement delivered today by Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush reiterated the need for elections to be held on the prescribed time of 24 December this year. There had been some expectations that the conference could be used as the springboard to delay the elections to …
Libya conference seeks support, transparency ahead of elections
Libya’s fragile unity government hosts senior foreign officials on Thursday to drum up support on spiky transitional issues as the war-torn country gears up for a landmark December election.
First group of Libya’s ceasefire monitors started work on October 10
The Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Libya, Jan Kubis, said that the first group of international monitors for the Libyan ceasefire started work in Tripoli on October 10, until arrangements for their deployment in Sirte are completed.
On the eve of the Libya Stabilisation Initiative Tripoli conference tomorrow, delegations have started to arrive in the capital
On the eve of the Libya Stabilisation Initiative Tripoli conference to be held tomorrow, foreign delegations have started to arrive in the capital.
Libyan FM, UN official discuss ‘Libya Stability Initiative’
The Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Al-Mangoush discussed with the United Nations (UN) Undersecretary General for Political and Peace Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, and the UN envoy to Libya, Jan Kubis, Libya Stability Initiative and preparations for the international conference slated for Thursday in Tripoli.
What the Libyan people want is simple: a democratic political system free from corruption
The Libyan Democratic Party would like to extend its sincere thanks to the Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and to the German Federal Republic for organizing the Berlin Economic Conference on 4 October 2021, and to seize this opportunity to affirm that the Libyan people are determined to achieve a transition …
Cyprus: UN checks plane suspected of Libya embargo breach
United Nations inspectors have completed their examination of a small aircraft stored in Cyprus that was reportedly suspected of violating a U.N. arms embargo on Libya.