The international conference is planned to focus on reconstruction efforts in the city after the devastating flash flood, which claimed thousands of lives and displaced tens of thousands.
"Lack of water supply is reportedly driving many displaced out of Derna" to other areas, IOM reports / Photo: AFP. / Photo: Reuters
"The government invites the international community to participate in the conference planned for October 10 in Derna to present modern, rapid projects for the reconstruction of the city," the administration said in a statement on Friday. An UN-backed, internationally recognised administration in Tripoli is run by Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah, while a rival administration in the east is backed by militia leader Khalifa Haftar.It said a"lack of water supply is reportedly driving many displaced out of Derna" to other areas.
The protests saw hundreds of demonstrators gather outside the city's grand mosque, chanting slogans against the eastern-based parliament and its leader and calling for accountability over the high death toll.
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