"LIBYA"

Following behind-closed-doors consultations with the Security Council on Libya, Secretary-General António Guterres said the international conference on Libya in Berlin, was “a major step," but cautioned that it was “just the beginning” and said there is “still a long way to go.” UNIFEED

UN chief António Guterres said participants in today’s international conference on Libya in Berlin sent a strong signal that they are fully committed to supporting a peaceful resolution to the crisis in the country and stressed the summit’s conclusion that “there is no military solution to the conflict in Libya.” UNIFEED / PRESS AND INFORMATION OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF GERMANY

The UN mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called for the immediate release of Libyan parliamentarian Siham Sergewa who was “ceased at night from her home in Benghazi six months ago,” according to a UN spokesperson. UNIFEED

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Nearly 1,000 migrants, including more than two hundred women and children, have been returned to Libyan shores since the beginning of the year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today. UNTV CH

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Amid unprecedented violence, escalation of terrorist attacks in West Africa, United Nations Regional Office needs greater role, speakers tell Security Council at 8698th meeting.

Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of January, reads a presidential statement of the Security Council on Libya.