Deputy head of UN Mission and chief of humanitarian affairs in libya warns that any foreign intervention in Libya would exacerbate Humanitarian crisis.
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Tripoli, 02.03.2016(Lana) Deputy head of UN Mission chief of
humanitarian Affairs in libya, Ali Al-Za'tari warned that any
foreign intervention in Libya would exacerbate Humanitarian crisis
and further fragmentation of the country. He underlined that the
national accord government was a necessity to shift the situation in
Libya into safe shores.
Turkish news agency Anatolia quoted Ali Al-Za'tari as saying;
'There are 435,000 or more displaced people inside the country and
250,000 or more immigrants or refugees coming from nearby countries
besides more than 2.4 millions in need for food and health care'.
"Nearly, 900,000 Libyans need a better water and sanitation
services and 97% of those needed humanitarian aid need communal
protection' he said there is exacerbating humanitarian crisis
particularly in Benghazi'.
Al-Za'tari said financial resources available to meet the
humanitarian needs are not enough and that 166 million dollars are
required of which 4.4m are available and there is further
humanitarian suffering in libya.
On Western intervention, Ali Al-Za'tari said fighting means
further displacement and destruction. He said the pressing issue now
is speedy dealing with the humanitarian crisis in libya'.
Ali Al-Za'tari is deputy of head of UNSMIL, Martin Kobler and
also chief of UN mission for Humanitarian Affairs set up in September
2011 upon a UN Resolution No 2009.
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