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Assistant deputy at Foreign Ministry meets with director of UNICEF
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\nTripoli, 27.02.2014(Lana) The Assistant deputy at Foreign Ministry, Wafa Buqaqis, met Thursday with director of UNICEF regional office for the Middle East and North Africa, Maria Kalvis.\nThe meeting focused on activation the future cooperation within the framework of permanent partnership for protection of children rights and help in responding to their basic needs.\nBuqaqis told Lana that the meeting dwelt on reviewing and discussing a host of issues on children needs from the prospective of child protection law, capacity building, and preparing reports on child right agreement in... Read more
GNC Human Rights Committee meets
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\nTripoli, 27.02.2014 (Lana) GNC Human Rights Committee discussed Wednesday in Tripoli with UNICEF the final version of draft juveniles law which focuses on rehabilitation and reform justice concept and ensuring child rights.\nAt the end of its meeting, the committee explained that the law is ideal but it views that there is an urgent need for institutions that may oversee and apply the law, asserting that it is set to work for its approval by the GNC.\n=Lana=... Read more
Families of missing copter suspend their sit-in
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\nBenghazi, 27.02.2014 (Lana) Families of missing copter have suspend the sit-in they announced earlier, expressing their hanks for the sincere efforts made by the staff of the air and naval bases and the people of Al-Bariqa, Ejdabya, Sedra and staff of Sert Company to discover the fate of their sons who were onboard the ill-fated copter.\nIn a meeting Thursday with chief of the air force staff , the families underscored to pursue whoever may have been behind harming the helicopter in any way.\nThe families asked various media channels to be accurate in their reports and to respect feelings... Read more
GNC passes Resolution 16 and 17
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\nTripoli, 27.02.2014(Lana) The GNC has passed Resolution No 16 /2014 accepting the resignation of GNC independent member, Abdulnasser Muftah Al-Sakllani, from the membership of the GNC.\nThe GNC also passed Resolution 17/2014 accepting the resignation of Abdullatif Ramadan Al-Muhalhil, National Alliance Forces from the membership of the GNC.\nThe two GNC members rendered their resignations from the GNC without explaining their reasons for the resignation.\n=Lana=... Read more
Deputy Minister of Interior: security to be on the ground soon
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\nTripoli, 24.02.2014 (Lana) Acting Deputy Minister of Interior on charge of the ministry, Salah Mazeq has assured the citizens that security services would soon be on the ground and evident.\nIn a statement to Lana following his meeting with security directors of the eastern and central Libya, and heads of the General department of Central Security he said policemen would be protectors of the homeland and safeguard individuals and properties.\n\"There would be disciplined policemen starting from Ministry of Interior Bureau and extend to security directorates and all security institutions... Read more