The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya signed on Tuesday a new cooperation agreement with the British Government aimed at preventing human trafficking and increasing the provision of vital humanitarian assistance along one of the most critical migration routes worldwide.
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U.S. Special Envoy to Libya Ambassador Richard Norland said he “had a good meeting” with outgoing Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh in Tripoli on Tuesday, “at a time when Libyan leaders are facing the need to address serious budgetary and financial issues.”
As EU elections approach, the Italian branch of SOS Mediterranee has launched a “petition to change the direction of policies on sea rescues” of migrants and refugees, the organization’s director Valeria Taurino said from a port on the Italian island of Sicily.
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman of the Arab Society for Certified Accountants (ASCA-Jordan), has launched the second phase of the project aligned with the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) standards aimed at improving the skills of Libyan Audit Bureau (LAB) personnel, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The Foreign Ministers of the member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have expressed their “support for the efforts of the United Nations to reach a political solution, hold elections and unify state institutions”, urging Libyan institutional subjects to “participate in political dialogue to resolve differences in order to preserve the supreme interests of the State”.
A German charity has accused the Libyan coast guard of threatening its crew members who were rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, causing at least one migrant to drown.
Italy and with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed agreement to facilitate and promote the participation of youth and persons with disabilities in Libya’s electoral process through the High National Elections Commission (HNEC).
The Libyan-Italian Chamber of Commerce reported yesterday that it had held meetings, led by its chairman Anwar Abu Sitta, with the Milan and Brescia Chambers of Commerce in Italy. Abu Sitta was accompanied by a group of businessmen affiliated with the Chamber.
The Embassy of the Netherlands in Libya and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), has signed a new agreement to address the issue of missing persons in Libya, according to UNDP.
Calm is restored in Libya’s northwestern city of Zawia following deadly clashes between armed groups, according to multiple press reports.