Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
March 2022 - Libya Special Weapons News
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- Federal Armed Forces operations to stabilise Libya extended Germany - Federal Government 30 Mar 2022 -- German troops are to continue their participation in the EU-led Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI in the Mediterranean. The Federal Government has decided to extend the mandate until the end of April 2023. The Bundestag still has to agree to the resolution.
- UN Human Rights Council 49: UK statement for the interactive dialogue with the Fact Finding Mission on Libya UK FCDO 30 Mar 2022 -- The UK's Global Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, delivered the statement welcoming the update from the Fact Finding Mission on Libya.
- Civil Society Under Siege in Libya as Crackdown Intensifies, UN Officials Say VOA 26 Mar 2022 -- U.N. human rights officials warn a deepening crackdown on civil society in Libya is creating a chilling effect on human rights defenders and other activists, who are subject to arbitrary arrests and other forms of government intimidation.
- Human rights crackdowns in Libya having 'a seriously chilling effect' UN News 25 Mar 2022 -- A deepening crackdown on civil society in Libya, has prompted the concern of the UN human rights office, which noted on Friday that arbitrary arrests and a campaign of social media vilification are having "a seriously chilling effect on human rights defenders, humanitarian workers, and other civil society actors."
- UN: Dueling Governments in Libya Could Lead to More Instability VOA 16 Mar 2022 -- A senior U.N. official warned Wednesday that the current political standoff in Libya could lead to instability and two parallel governments in the country.
- Facilitating a path towards fair and independent elections in Libya UK FCDO 16 Mar 2022 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council briefing on the situation in Libya
- Tensions rise in Libya as risk of 'parallel governments' grows, Security Council hears UN News 16 Mar 2022 -- Amid a political impasse that threatens to see Libya fractured again by two parallel governments, the priority must be maintaining hard-won gains and fulfilling the electoral aspirations of nearly three million registered voters, the UN political affairs chief told the Security Council on Wednesday.
- UN voices concern over military mobilization in Libya's Tripoli People's Daily 11 Mar 2022 -- The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Thursday expressed concern over the mobilization of armed groups that led to rising tensions in the capital Tripoli.
- Reported armed convoys in Tripoli increase concern: UN People's Daily 11 Mar 2022 -- Large convoys of armed groups reported in Libya's capital are increasing tensions, a UN spokesman said on Thursday.
- UN chief voices concern over political polarization in Libya People's Daily 06 Mar 2022 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held a telephone call on Friday with Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah, prime minister of the Government of National Unity of Libya, to discuss the latest developments in the country, Guterres' press office said on Saturday.
- Joint Statement on the Situation in Libya US Dept. of State 04 Mar 2022 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom:
- Libya Records 669 New Cases of COVID-19 SPA 02 Mar 2022 -- The Libyan National Center for Disease Control announced the registration of 669 new infections with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and eight deaths, in the past 24 hours.
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