The United Nations expressed this Thursday, May 15, 2025 its great concern this Thursday, May 15, 2025 in the face of the recent escalation of violence in Tripoli, warning against major risks of massive travel and threat to civilians in Libya.
The UN expresses its concern in the face of the escalation of violence in Tripolidans a press release, the International Organization for Migration (IOI) called for “an immediate stop of fighting in order to guarantee the security and well-being of civilians, in accordance with international humanitarian law”.
According to the press release, the OIM said to itself “concerned by the recent climbing of violence in Tripoli … and we are also worried about the deployment of armed groups in the surrounding areas”.
The IOM spokesman said: “We welcome information to a cease-fire and call for his total and unconditional respect to protect the rights and dignity of all people in affected areas”.
This comes when the violent clashes which had taken up between rival armed groups in the Libyan capital significantly decreased Wednesday evening in Tripoli. The fighting, which continued yesterday in several residential areas, left at least six dead in the past few days.