In the past few days, at least 28 civilians have been affected and five killed, including women and children, said United Nations Secretary General’s spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarrick.
The humanitarian situation in the area of the Libyan capital is worsening due to increased shelling. This was stated by official representative of the UN Secretary General Stefan Dujarrik at a briefing on Tuesday.
“The UN mission in Libya is extremely concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Tripoli and surrounding areas as a result of increased military activity over the past few days”, – he said.
“At least 28 civilians have been injured and five killed, including women and children, due to the significantly increased shelling in populated areas”, – Dujarrik added.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that the reluctance of the European Union to present its ideas on monitoring the implementation of the arms embargo in Libya to the UN Security Council raises questions. In addition, he pointed out that the decisions taken at the conference on Libya in January, aimed at launching the political process, are stalled.
On April 1, the EU launched IRINI military operation in Libya, whose mandate is to monitor the implementation of the arms embargo against Libya. Specifically, the mission will be able to conduct inspections on the high seas off the coast of Libya of vessels suspected of transporting arms or related material to and from Libya, in accordance with resolution 2292. Rear Admiral Fabio Agostini will lead IRINI as commander of the EU operation and the mission will have its headquarters in Rome. The mandate of the operation will initially continue until 31 March 2021.