UN shuts refugee centre in Libya’s capital over safety concerns
UN says arms and fighters have continued to pour into Libya despite pledges in Berlin to uphold the arms embargo
30 January 2020 - 22:28
Cairo/New York — The UN said on Thursday it was suspending operations at a refugee centre in Libya’s capital because it could become a target, while the UN envoy said a truce brokered by Russia and Turkey was holding “only in name”.
Artillery exchanges in Tripoli have significantly increased in recent days, UN Libya envoy Ghassan Salame told the Security Council in a briefing, causing an increase in civilian casualties due to indiscriminate shelling...
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