Peace and Security

Special Representative and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Bernardino León (left) and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier at a press conference in Berlin.
UNSMIL

‘Libya doesn’t have time,’ says UN envoy, urging parties to make political draft ‘a final one’

10 June 2015
Africa

Amid “very encouraging signs” in the United Nations-facilitated Libyan political dialogue, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative on the North African nation today said that “time has come to make an agreement” and if possible, before or at the beginning of Ramadan, which begins on 17 June.

Special Representative and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Bernardino León briefs reporters in Skhirat, Morocco.
UNSMIL

Presenting draft proposal, UN envoy urges Libyan parties to ‘heal rift that has torn your country apart’

9 June 2015
Africa

Telling stakeholders in Libya’s dialogue that “mothers across [the country] have their eyes on you,” the United Nations envoy for Libya presented draft political proposal and said that the time had finally come for the parties to take the difficult decision to make peace and begin the process towards national reconciliation.

Participants at the UN-facilitated political dialogue in the city of Skhirat in Morocco in March 2015.
UNSMIL

Libyan political dialogue round set for Monday in Morocco – UN mission

5 June 2015
Africa

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced today that the next round of Libyan political dialogue sessions in Skhirat, Morocco, will commence on Monday, 8 June.

Opening remarks by Special Representative Bernardino León (second left) at Libyan political leaders and activists meeting in Algeria.
UNSMIL

Libya: UN envoy meets political actors and activists on reaching final agreement to end crisis

3 June 2015
Africa

The only option Libya has, “the only real alternative for the future,” is an agreement, Special Representative and head of the United Nations Support Mission in the country (UNSMIL), Bernardino León said at a meeting in Algeria with Libyan political leaders and activists today.