Italian Foreign Ministry hosts conference on coordination in sending humanitarian aid to Libya.

Rome, 19.10.2019 - Lana - The Italian Foreign Ministry will host a humanitarian conference on the situation in Libya on October 21-22. According to the Italian agency "Nova", the Italian Deputy Foreign Minister, "Emmanuela del Rey", will open the work of the conference at the level of senior officials, while the conference will focus in particular on the coordination of humanitarian assistance to be sent to Libya. The Italian agency pointed out that the technical meeting is organized by the Italian Foreign Ministry in cooperation with the Directorate General of Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection of the European Commission. The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation is working in Libya through bilateral projects such as the Bridge for Solidarity initiative, launched in January 2018 to help Libyan cities affected by human trafficking by delivering aid to support civilians. The humanitarian situation in Libya is particularly serious in the south of the country, where lack of services, infrastructure and security makes it difficult to deliver aid. The humanitarian situation in Tripoli has deteriorated dramatically due to the ongoing armed clashes since April 4. =Lana=