United Nations Support Mission in Libya
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| November 2025 | The United Kingdom reaffirmed its full support for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya. |
| 2022 | UNSMIL mediated negotiations in Cairo and Geneva between the High Council of State and the House of Representatives to establish a constitutional basis for elections, which ultimately ended without an agreement. |
| September 2 2022 | Abdoulaye Bathily, a Senegalese politician with extensive ministerial experience, was appointed by António Guterres as the new head of UNSMIL. |
| January 18 2021 | Ján Kubiš, a 69-year-old Slovak diplomat with previous UN missions in Iraq and Lebanon, was appointed as the head of UNSMIL by António Guterres. |
| October 2020 | Stephanie Williams conducted extensive consultations with Libyan society, including meetings with mayors from West, South, and East Libya, in preparation for the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF). |
| September 15 2020 | UNSMIL's mandate continued until this date, following annual extensions of its operational period. |
| March 3 2020 | Ghassan Salamé announced his resignation from UNSMIL, citing health reasons and lack of support in mediation efforts. |
| July 2019 | Ghassan Salamé, head of UNSMIL, proposed a 3-point peace plan to resolve the Second Libyan Civil War, including a ceasefire, an international meeting to implement arms embargo, and intra-Libyan dialogue. |
| September 2018 | UNSMIL recorded 48 deaths and 22 injuries in clashes between Libya's political factions during September. |
| June 22 2017 | Ghassan Salamé, a Lebanese national with extensive academic and political background, was appointed as special representative to Libya. |
| 2016 | UNSMIL's mandate was further expanded to include supporting key Libyan institutions and monitoring and reporting on human rights. |
| 2015 | UNSMIL's mandate expanded to include mediation for implementing the Skhirat agreement between competing Libyan transitional political institutions. |
| November 4 2015 | Martin Kobler, a German national with previous UN diplomatic roles in Afghanistan and Iraq, was appointed as special representative to Libya. |
| August 14 2014 | Bernardino León, a Spanish national and former Spanish government official, was appointed as special representative to Libya, officially assuming functions on September 1, 2014. |
| September 12 2012 | Tarek Mitri, a Lebanese national who previously served in multiple ministerial roles, was appointed as special representative of UNSMIL. |
| 2011 | UN established the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) with an initial mandate focused on supporting Libyan transitional authorities, including the National Transitional Council, in post-conflict efforts to establish rule of law institutions. |
| September 11 2011 | Ian Martin appointed as special representative of the secretary-general and head of UNSMIL, a British national with previous leadership roles at Amnesty International and the International Center for Transitional Justice. |
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