Highlights

Libya
21 July 2011

• Fighting between pro-Qadhafi troops and opposition forces has escalated in north-west Libya, particularly in the areas around Ziltan, Khums, Brega and Misrata and parts of the Nafusa Mountains. Battle lines are constantly shifting: opposition forces have gained control over most of the western mountains and are reportedly advancing towards Tripoli.

• Municipal services in many cities have collapsed because of unpaid salaries and fuel shortages. Waste is piling up in the streets, increasing the risk of communicable disease outbreaks at a time when the country's disease surveillance and response system is weak.

• The Libyan Government and the interim Transitional National Council have asked the UN Secretary-General for assistance in releasing frozen funds to purchase food and medical supplies for the whole of Libya.

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