Geopolitics

UN salutes new Libya ceasefire agreement that points to ‘a better, safer, and more peaceful future’

Warring parties in Libya on Friday agreed an historic ceasefire, which was hailed by the head of the UN Support Mission in the country (UNSMIL), who led the mediation, as a courageous act that can help secure a “a better, safer, and more peaceful future for all the Libyan people”. more

Put peace in Libya first, UN chief urges summit on war-shattered nation

New York: A “rare opportunity” for peace in Libya should be seized by all those involved directly or indirectly in the conflict, António Guterres said on Monday, at a H ...

Security Council support ‘in action’ for Libya, crucial for its future, declares UN mission chief

New York: The top UN official in Libya urged the Security Council on Wednesday to press for an immediate de-escalation of tensions and a return to negotiations, following the call from ri ...

UN welcomes response by Libyan parties to calls for humanitarian pause

New York : The United Nations on Saturday welcomed the “positive responses” of Libya’s Tripoli-based government and the Libyan National Army (LNA) to calls for a pause t ...

Declaring commitment to ‘peace and stability’ for Libya, top UN envoy steps down as stress takes its toll

New York : After serving more than two years as the UN’s Special Representative in charge of finding a way to a lasting peace in war-torn Libya, Ghassan Salamé - who also hea ...

Both sides in Libya conflict agree need for lasting ceasefire: UN negotiator

New York : The UN negotiator leading talks in Geneva to secure an end to fighting in Libya said on Tuesday that high-ranking officials from both sides of the conflict have agreed on the n ...

Find unity ‘to halt Libya’s senseless unraveling’, UN envoy urges Security Council

New York : The top UN official in Libya on Thursday expressed his “deep anger and disappointment” over intensifying conflict in Libya despite a high-level summit held in the G ...

‘This terrible situation cannot be allowed to continue’, UN chief tells world leaders at major Libya summit

New York : Speaking at a major, high-level summit on Libya, held in the German capital Berlin on Sunday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres evoked the disastrous humanitarian si ...

UN envoy appeals for other nations to ‘keep out of Libya’

New York : The top UN official in Libya has delivered a stern message urging other nations to stop intervening in the country’s ongoing crisis.

Continued airstrikes in western Libya ‘utterly unacceptable’, says UN mission chief

New York: The top United Nations official in Libya has condemned recent airstrikes targeting civilian installations that left at least three people dead and several others injured.