United Nations, New York, 28 February 2011 - Faced with an exodus of refugees from Libya amid reported violence by President Muammar Al-Qadhafi's loyalists, potential food and medical shortages and growing insecurity, the United Nations is ramping up aid efforts within the country, along the borders and inside its neighbours.
The Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, announced today that the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which she heads, is rapidly deploying a team to Cairo to reinforce the UN Resident Coordinator in Tripoli, Libya's capital, and put in place immediately coordination mechanisms.
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