"LIBYA"

In a small town of Idanha-a-Nova in central Portugal, a pilot scheme to attract investment and manpower is now also including refugees, who arrived in Portugal as part of the European Union (EU) Relocation Scheme. UNHCR

Carl Skau, Ambassador of Sweden to the Security Council and Spokesperson, speaks to journalists following the Security Council meeting on the situation in Libya.

Recent developments in West Africa and the Sahel have been characterized by both volatility and democratic gains, the top United Nations official in the region told the Security Council at 8313th meeting.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Despite some progress, Libya is in decline, a top United Nations official warned the Security Council at 8312th meeting.

UN Special Representative for Libya Ghassan Salamé told the Security Council today the status quo in Libya “cannot be sustained” and warned of “economic collapse, the breakdown of public services, and more frequent and intense outbreaks of violence” if tangible progress was not made now. UNIFEED

Adopting resolution 2429 (2018), the Security Council renews the mandate of the African Union‑United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), at 8311th meeting.

The President of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) called on governments to remove the barriers which prevent migrants from accessing basic services and stressed that “everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.” UNIFEED

A spokesperson from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said its organization urged Libya to stop detaining migrants who have been returned to the country’s shores after trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to the European Union (EU). UNTV CH

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.