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In spite of the crisis, Libya maintains one of the highest human development index (HDI) rankings among countries in Africa. [85] [86] The war has caused a significant loss of economic potential in Libya, estimated at 783.2 billion Libyan dinars from 2011 to 2021. [87] By 2022, the humanitarian situation had improved, though challenges remain. [88]
Resolution 1973 was adopted by the United Nations Security Council on 17 March 2011 in response to the First Libyan Civil War.The resolution formed the legal basis for military intervention in the Libyan Civil War, demanding "an immediate ceasefire" and authorizing the international community to establish a no-fly zone and to use all means necessary short of foreign occupation to protect ...
Gaddafi is ousted in August and killed in October. A rebel council stages elections for an interim General National Congress which creates a transitional government but true power lies with an ...
Yahoo News asked Ricardo Pires, a spokesperson for UNICEF, the United Nations’ humanitarian aid agency three questions about what caused the situation in Libya and how such tragedies can be ...
Libyan genocide may refer to: . Libyan genocide (1929–1934), the genocide of Libyan Arabs by Italian colonial authorities Second Italo-Senussi War, the conflict between Italian forces and indigenous rebels in 1921–1932
The sides agree a formal ceasefire and the U.N. convenes Libyan politicians and civil society in Tunis for a new peacemaking effort that aims at holding national elections the following year. 2021 ...
Torture was allegedly used by Libya's security forces to punish rebels, as well as civilians, after the rebellion hit north west Libya during the civil war. [35] Gaddafi troops were responsible for the deaths of many Libyans, such as in the Yarmuk massacre , where 124 civilians were tortured, raped, murdered, and burnt.