On 11 April, the ICRC was given authorization to establish a permanent presence in Tripoli, A team of four staff specializing in health matters, detention-related activities and logistics arrived in the Libyan capital yesterday evening by road from Tunisia. Following the arrival in Misrata on 8 April of an ICRC-chartered ship carrying aid, a second ICRC ship loaded with medical supplies is expected to dock in Misrata in the coming days if the security situation permits.

„Now that our specialists have arrived, we will go back to Misrata and Zawiyah but we will also start working in other areas,“ said Jean-Michel Monod, who heads the ICRC team in Tripoli.