UN launches training program for Libyan women on leadership skills

TRIPOLI, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced on Tuesday that UN agencies in Libya had launched a year-long training program for Libyan women on leadership skills. "In September, the UN launched a training program for 30 young women from across Libya aimed at improving their communication, leadership and advocacy skills as well as increasing their knowledge of elections, women's rights, human rights, and reconciliation," UNSMIL said in a statement. "Libyan women often face obstacles in their efforts to engage in advocacy and politics at a decision-making level. Ra'idat is the first youth program of its kind for the UN in Libya. It aims to enable people in Libya, particularly youth and women, to better exercise their rights in an inclusive, stable, democratic and reconciled society.