PEACE IN LIBYA: LIBYAN REPRESENTATIVES BRING IT UP IN A CONFERENCE WITH SANT’EGIDIO AT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Yesterday, a delegation of representatives of Libyan politics and civil society participated in a conference, which was organized by the Community of Sant'Egidio at the European Parliament in Brussels. It is a place where peace and humanitarian issues in Libya were discussed.

The various speakers highlighted the need to recompose the fragmented mosaic of Libya, especially in regard to the strengthening of institutions, the status of minorities as a test case for democracy, and the implementation of humanitarian support to inhabitants in order to strengthen peace.

INSIGHTS

June 18, 2016 - Libya: a humanitarian agreement was signed at Sant'Egidio between the political and ethnic groups of the southern part of the country >>

4 July 2016 - Humanitarian aid in Libya after the agreement that was signed in Sant'Egidio: the first container of medicines was delivered >>

October 6, 2016 - Libya, an agreement between the tribes of the South for the pacification of the city of Sebha at Sant'Egidio >>

December 8, 2016 - Libya, Sant'Egidio: first reconciliation between Misurata and Zintan >>

April 7, 2017 - Libya, Sant'Egidio: the work for reconciliation continues between Zintan and Misurata >>