A seven-truck convoy from the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) and Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has arrived in the west of the country to help the thousands of families displaced by recent fighting in Tripoli.

Supplies from the Libyan Red Crescent and the International Red Cross have arrived at Warshefana’s Zahra Hospital following days of brutal violence in the area which has led to the deaths of dozens of civilians and combatants.

GENEVA / TRIPOLI (4 September 2014) – Serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law are taking place in the Libyan cities of Tripoli and Benghazi with dire consequences for civilians and civilian infrastructure, a new UN report warns.

  During July and August 2014, fighting between rival militias, originating from the towns of Misrata and Zintan, in Tripoli International Airport and other vicinities has led to civilian casualties and injuries and forced thousands to flee their homes. The deteriorating security situation has spread to other areas in the …