Apr 8 Sami Zaptia

UN warns on protection of civilians during Libya fighting

By Sami Zaptia. London, 8 April 2019: The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Maria Ribeiro, has warned Libya’s waring sides of the need for the...

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Feb 6 Sami Zaptia

UN launches Libya $ 202 million 2019 humanitarian plan

By Sami Zaptia.London, 6 February 2019:The UN launched Libya's 2019 humanitarian needs plan in Tripoli yesterday.The UN noted that seven years after t...

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Six young Libyan entrepreneurs win grants to develop their business ideas
Nov 8 Sami Zaptia

Six young Libyan entrepreneurs win grants to develop their business ideas

By Sami Zaptia.London, 8 November 2018:Six young Libyan startups, two of them run by women, today won grants totalling LD 400,000 to support their pro...

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May 25 Sami Zaptia

UN demands urgent humanitarian access into LNA-besieged Derna

By Sami Zaptia.The UN has called for urgent humanitarian access into the LNA-besieged city of Derna (Photo: LANA)London, 25 May 2018:The UN has demand...

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UNSMIL seeks US$313 to help one million Libyans
Jan 28 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL seeks US$313 to help one million Libyans

By Libya Herald reporter. Tunis, 27 January 2018: UNSMIL has launched an appeal for US$313 from donors as part of its 2018 Humanitarian Response Pla...

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New UNSMIL chief Ghassan Salamé visits Zintan
Aug 17 Nigel Ash

New UNSMIL chief Ghassan Salamé visits Zintan

By Libya Herald reporters.Tunis, 17 August 2017:The three thousand refugee families in Zintan were straining the town’s limited resources and should b...

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Aug 6 Michel Cousins

UN says it is concerned about LNA siege of Derna

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 6 August 2017:The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Maria Ribeiro, has expressed concern about reports of severe...

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Major problems with Libya’s health care services still in evidence
May 10 Michel Cousins

Major problems with Libya’s health care services still in evidence

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 10 May 2017:Over 20 percent of Libya’s primary health care facilities and 17 percent of its hospitals remain closed, a...

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Kobler and Hafter in surprise Benghazi meeting
Apr 13 Nigel Ash

Kobler and Hafter in surprise Benghazi meeting

By Libya Herald reporters.Benghazi and Tunis, 13 April 2017:UNSMIL chief Martin Kobler has had a surprise meeting with Khalifa Hafter after almost a y...

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French ambassador and UN deputy special envoy meet HoR in Tobruk
Mar 28 Michel Cousins

French ambassador and UN deputy special envoy meet HoR in Tobruk

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 28 March 2017:French ambassador Brigitte Curma and deputy UN special envoy Maria Ribeiro flew to Tobruk for separate t...

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