Libya: Civilian Conditions in Libya 'Steadily Deteriorating,' Warns UN

8 August 2014

The United Nations human rights office today expressed deep concern over the situation in Libya, where a conflict between multiple armed groups has been raging primarily in Benghazi and Tripoli.

"Living conditions for civilians in both cities had steadily deteriorated, with food, fuel and electricity in diminishing supply," Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), told journalists in Geneva today.

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