UN Security Council Resolution 2769 updates Libya Sanctions Regime, extends Mandate until May 2026
Jan 17 Sami Zaptia

UN Security Council Resolution 2769 updates Libya Sanctions Regime, extends Mandate until May 2026

The UN Security Council updated its sanctions regime on Libya yesterday and extended its mandate until May 2026 (under Chapter VII of the Charter).The...

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May 23 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s security situation has significantly improved: Kubis to UNSC

By Sami Zaptia.London, 23 May 2021:During his latest presentation to the UN Security Council on Friday, UNSMIL head Jan Kubis reported that Libya’s ce...

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Joint Statement by the Quartet on Libya
Apr 21 Sami Zaptia

Joint Statement by the Quartet on Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 21 April 2021: A Joint Statement was issued by the Quartet of the League of Arab States, the United Nations, the African Union...

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Mar 20 Sami Zaptia

IRINI has done a good job, foreign fighters must leave Libya, the EU happy to send ceasefire monitors if the UN requests it: EU’s Josep Borrel

By Sami Zaptia.London, 20 March 2021:Speaking to media in Rome yesterday on the occasion of the first anniversary of Operation IRINI, EU High Represen...

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Feb 14 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s Human Rights Commission calls for resolution of detainee, prisoner and missing cases

By Sami Zaptia.London, 14 February 2021: The National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL) stressed the importance of working to settle and ad...

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Jan 29 Sami Zaptia

In final Libya briefing to the UNSC, Williams asks international community not to let the Libyan people down

By Sami Zaptia.London, 29 January 2021: In her final briefing to the Security Council yesterday before handing over to the new permanent incoming head...

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Jan 24 Sami Zaptia

As deadline for Libya ceasefire withdrawal of foreign troops and mercenaries passes, UNSMIL promises continued support

By Sami Zaptia.LPDF / UNSMIL logo.London, 24 January 2021: As the 90-day deadline for the withdrawal of all foreign troops and mercenaries from all Li...

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Jan 15 Sami Zaptia

UN Secretary-General Guterres calls for unification of Libyan army and police institutions

By Sami Zaptia.UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres (Photo: UN)London, 15 January 2021: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has confirmed that a nu...

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Dec 31 Sami Zaptia

Guterres calls for formation of international committee to monitor Libya’s ceasefire

By Sami Zaptia.London, 31 December 2020: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for the formation of an international committee...

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Nov 3 Sami Zaptia

Sudanese security guards were deceived into working in Libya by UAE: HRW

By Sami Zaptia.London, 3 November 2020: A report by Human Rights Watch published on Sunday (1 October) reports that Sudanese security guards were dece...

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