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United Nations (UN) Webinar: Involve Libyan women in decision making to ensure equal access to economic opportunity

Women in Libya are paid nearly three times less than their male peers and account for only 12 percent of property owners

More women must be included in economic decision making in Libya to accelerate economic progress and women's empowerment.  This was the conclusion of a panel discussion the United Nations Support Mission in Libya organized to mark this year’s International Women’s Day. Twenty women from the civil society sector participated in…

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Libyan women want equality and capacity building support

Participating in the political process through voting and standing for election, can contribute to enhancing women’s roles in political decision-making and enable them to have equal opportunities

As part of activities to mark International Women’s Day, the UN in Libya conducted an online survey to understand how the UN could better support women’s voices in Libya’s political process. A third of the 63 male and female respondents stated that as women were half of society ensuring their…

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Calls to place victims at the heart of Libya's national reconciliation process in a joint conference of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the Presidential Council

The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights supported the two-day conference

At a conference in Tripoli dedicated to fostering "an inclusive, rights-based, and victims-centred transitional justice and reconciliation process in Libya”, UNSMIL Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Georgette Gagnon, withMr. Abdallah Al-Lafi, Vice President of the Presidential Council, Libyan and UN officials, and international experts, convened in…

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Young Libyan women advocate for inclusion in conflict resolution and national reconciliation at Brussels event

The Ra’idat programme aims to train 30 young women from across Libya each year, supporting them to build their communications, advocacy and leadership skills

Five young women from various Libyan regions travelled to Brussels as part of UNSMIL’s Ra’idat programme, to engage with European diplomats and discuss the impact of conflict and political instability on the youth of Libya. In an evening event with 50 diplomats, held in partnership with Young Professionals in Foreign…

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Libya’s Rich Cultural Heritage is Important for Young People to Celebrate

The young women, participants from across Libya in the UNSMIL-led Ra’idat training programme, toured the UNESCO World Heritage site and joined DSRSG Gagnon at the amphitheater built around 68 AD

A group of young women from across Libya joined Deputy Special Representative for the Secretary General and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Georgette Gagnon, on a visit to Leptis Magna to highlight the importance of Libya’s cultural heritage for the country’s future and its young people. The young women, participants from…

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SRSG Abdulaye Bathily urges western security actors to work toward long-term stability

SRSG Bathily facilitates a Libyan-led and -owned solution and establish conflict prevention measures, including the unification of security and military institutions

As part of UNSMIL’s efforts to engage all stakeholders, including political actors, major institutions, elders, cultural components, women and youth, on the solution to Libya’s protracted crisis, SRSG Abdoulaye Bathily met today with more than 20 western security actors and representatives of armed formations. SRSG Bathily urged them to fulfil…

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Youth From Across Libya Take Part in Model United Nations (UN) Simulation

UNSMIL officers, the Ambassador of the Netherlands and the UN Deputy High Commissioner of Human Rights, Nada Al-Nashif via video address, joined 25 young women and 25 young men during the four-day event

Earlier this month, 50 young people from across Libya took part in a Model UN simulation organised by the Dialogue and Debate Association of Libya and supported by UNSMIL.   Participants built their debating and leadership skills and learnt about how the UN and its various mechanisms work.   UNSMIL officers, the Ambassador…

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United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Statement on Libya’s Independence Day and Second Anniversary of Failure to Hold General Elections

Libya has now in place a constitutional and legal framework for elections which the High National Election Commission considers technically implementable

Today is the 72nd anniversary of Libya’s independence, on which the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) extends its heartfelt congratulations to the Libyan people. It also marks two years since general elections were not held in December 2021. Two-million-eight-hundred-thousand Libyans registered to vote in those elections, after more…

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Libya: Special Representative Abdoulaye Bathily Invites Institutional Stakeholders to a Meeting to Discuss Next Steps of the Electoral Process

The SRSG’s invitation is in line with Security Council Resolution 2702 (2023), which takes note of the electoral laws adopted by the HoR

Following intensive consultations with a broad range of Libyan stakeholders as part of his efforts to advance the political process, the Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has extended invitations to key Libyan institutional stakeholders to attend…

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United Nations Launches Year-Long Leadership Training Programme for Young Women from across Libya

The year-long Ra’idat programme, supported by UNDP, UNICEF and UNWomen and led by UNSMIL, started last month with an in-person training session taking place over three days in Tripoli

In September, the UN launched a training programme for 30 young women from across Libya aimed at improving their communication, leadership and advocacy skills as well as increasing their knowledge of elections, women's right, human rights, and reconciliation.  The year-long Ra’idat programme, supported by UNDP, UNICEF and UNWomen and led…