The United Nations U.N. Security Council has urged the parties to stop shooting and rejoin U.N.-led political negotiations, as the fight for the Libyan capital enters its sixth week.
The Council President Dian Triansyah Djani of Indonesia told reporters after an emergency closed-door meeting that the U.N. Security Council is deeply concerned about the instability in Tripoli and worsening humanitarian situation, which is endangering the lives of innocent civilians and threatens prospects for a political solution.
He said the council wants the parties to rapidly return to U.N. political mediation and to commit to a cease-fire and de-escalation to help mediation succeed.”
The U.N. political mission in Libya,
known as UNSMIL, called for a one-week humanitarian truce starting last Monday,
which was the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, but the truce has
failed to come into force.
