UNSMIL facilitates Libyan militia DDR discussion event
UNSMIL reported today that on 18 November, in a working group meeting, it brought together Libyan institutions, civil society organizations ...
Tag: DDR disarmament demobilization and reintegration
Analysis: Tripoli government’s mass police congregation: Flexing muscles to powerful militias – realistic aims or just hot air?
The Tripoli based Ministry of Interior held its first ever congregation of thousands of members in a major display at ...
Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation participates in workshop on the National Project for Rehabilitation and Integration
Libya’s Tripoli-based Minister of Labor and Rehabilitation, Ali Al-Abed Al-Rida, participated in the conclusion of the workshop held in Tunis, ...
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, ...
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 ...
Joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the U.S. welcoming 5+5 JMC Action Plan for withdrawal of mercenaries and foreign fighters and forces
By Sami Zaptia. A joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the U.S. welcomed the signing of the ...
Libya’s 5+5 JMC convenes in Geneva to discuss plan for withdrawal of mercenaries, foreign fighters, and foreign forces from Libya
By Sami Zaptia. London, 6 October 2021: UNSMIL reported that the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (5+5 JMC) convened today in ...
UNSMIL concerned by militia clashes in Tripoli, calls for initiation of DDR
By Sami Zaptia. London, 4 September 2021: UNSMIL expressed ‘‘grave concern’’ about ongoing armed clashes, including the alleged use of ...
11 unofficial Tripoli militia dens closed as part of security plan
By Sami Zaptia. Militia dens in south Tripoli closed as part of security plan (Photo: 444th Combat Brigade). London, 14 ...
Training of first batch of militias by Interior Ministry starts
By Sami Zaptia. The first batch of militia training by the Interior Ministry started (Photo: Interior Ministry). London, 26 January ...
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