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Libya: Increased Violence Forces Evacuation of Libyan Red Crescent Offices, While Volunteers Continue Saving Lives
by Soraya Dali-Balta
For months, intense clashes have been ravaging different Libyan cities and putting the lives of thousands at risk. Recently, the violence has not spared the safety of Libyan Red Crescent Society staff and volunteers, who were forced to relocate to safer areas where they can continue carrying out their humanitarian activities.
The Libyan Red Crescent Society remains one of the very few humanitarian organisations that have been active on ground since the onset of the crisis in the country.
Earlier in November, the Libyan Red Crescent Society’s General Secretariat was forced to flee its offices in the Sidi Hussein region in the city of Benghazi because of ongoing nearby clashes, and move temporarily to the Benghazi Medical Centre.