"If I look at the situation [in Libya] between spring 2019 and summer 2020, today the situation is calmer and there is less fighting and less violence going on, and this is positive. But it is definitely a complicating factor, the accelerator of problems and, at the same time, a potential obstacle to quick recovery," the ICRC president remarked. According to ICRC estimates, between 400,000 and 500,000 people are currently internally displaced in Libya and the humanitarian organization is having difficulty conducting operations in the North African country, Maurer added. The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum met in Tunisia over the previous week for talks to decide the North African country's future political leadership. Participants agreed to hold a national election on December 24, 2021, Acting UN Special Envoy Stephanie Williams said at a press briefing on Thursday.

Source: Libya Today November 17, 2020 07:30 UTC