A United Nations official has stated that around 1.1 million people in Libya are suffering under critical conditions for almost eight years of war and are in need of humanitarian aid. This statement was issued during a press conference held by the commission in Tunis on Thursday to highlight the humanitarian situation in the neighbouring country. “Public services, health, education and other services are not available, and there are almost none in many areas,” he added. Read: 16,000 migrants repatriated from Libya since January, confirms EUA recent UNHCR report revealed that 1.1 million people in Libya need humanitarian aid, including 165,478 internally displaced persons since 2011 and 341,354 returnees. The UN official stressed that “most of the Libyan people today are in need of humanitarian aid because of the deteriorating living conditions and the lack of services.

Source: Libya Today April 13, 2018 00:22 UTC