After historic Tripoli meeting, 5+5 JMC hold ‘‘significant’’ meeting in Benghazi
Apr 8 Sami Zaptia

After historic Tripoli meeting, 5+5 JMC hold ‘‘significant’’ meeting in Benghazi

Under the auspices of UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily, the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC), made up of military leaders from eastern and western Lib...

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High State Council selects 6 committee members for 6+6 joint election laws committee
Mar 30 Sami Zaptia

High State Council selects 6 committee members for 6+6 joint election laws committee

The High State Council announced Wednesday that it has selected its six members to make up the joint committee (the 6+6 committee) with the House of R...

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Historic inclusive JMC 5+5 tripoli meeting - raises hope for elections and permanent peace?
Mar 27 Sami Zaptia

Historic inclusive JMC 5+5 tripoli meeting - raises hope for elections and permanent peace?

The 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC), in the presence of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) of the United Nations for Libya...

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5+5 JMC agree on election-supporting measures
Mar 18 Sami Zaptia

5+5 JMC agree on election-supporting measures

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) hosted a meeting in the presence of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-Ge...

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Libya's failure to hold elections is the fault of its legislative bodies: Aldabaiba
Mar 11 Sami Zaptia

Libya's failure to hold elections is the fault of its legislative bodies: Aldabaiba

Libya’s Tripoli-based Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba reacted to SGSR and UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily’s criticism of the House of Representativ...

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A clear roadmap for Libyan elections can be established by mid-June: UNSMIL head Bathily
Mar 11 Sami Zaptia

A clear roadmap for Libyan elections can be established by mid-June: UNSMIL head Bathily

Speaking at a Tripoli press conference today on his recent creation, the High-Level Panel for Elections, SRSG and UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily said L...

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U.S. urges key Libyan leaders to approach UN election plan in constructive spirit
Mar 3 Sami Zaptia

U.S. urges key Libyan leaders to approach UN election plan in constructive spirit

During Monday’s regular update to the Security Council on Libya, UNSMIL head and Special Representative to the Secretary General Abdoulaye Bathily lau...

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UNSMIL establishes a ‘‘High-level Steering Panel for Libya’’ to guide it to elections in 2023
Feb 28 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL establishes a ‘‘High-level Steering Panel for Libya’’ to guide it to elections in 2023

In his regular update to the Security Council on Libya yesterday, UNSMIL head and Special Representative to the Secretary General, Abdoulaye Bathily,...

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Libya’s 5+5 JMC and Liaison Committees approve coordination mechanism for foreign mercenaries and fighter removal from Libya
Feb 10 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s 5+5 JMC and Liaison Committees approve coordination mechanism for foreign mercenaries and fighter removal from Libya

UNSMIL reported Wednesday that the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) and liaison committees from Libya, Sudan and Niger developed and approved the e...

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UNSMIL attends workshop on “State Monopoly on Weapons in Libya”
Nov 28 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL attends workshop on “State Monopoly on Weapons in Libya”

The UN’s Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Raisedon Zenenga, attended a workshop today organized by the Jo...

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