联合国呼吁利比亚立即停火。与此同时，利比亚西部最近发生的激烈战斗造成10多人死亡。联合国秘书长潘基文和联合国负责人道主义事务的特使阿莫斯对冲突的程度以及平民伤亡表达了深切的担忧。
星期天，效忠利比亚领导人卡扎菲的部队在西部城市米苏拉塔发动的炮击和狙击手的枪击造成17人丧生。与此同时，对东部城市艾季达比耶的火箭和大炮攻击导致反政府战斗人员和平民逃离。在米苏拉塔，卡扎菲的部队向一个临时救护中心开火，造成至少47人受伤。
在过去7个星期里，米苏拉塔一直被政府军围困，导致日益严重的人道主义危机。联合国和利比亚官员说，他们星期日达成一项协议，允许救援人员安全通过米苏拉塔。潘基文说，这个国际组织已向反政府武装的根据地班加西提供了人道援助，并还将在利比亚首都的黎波里设立人道主义设施。
上个星期天正好是联合国安理会通过决议授权国际空袭行动保护利比亚平民一个月。在伦敦，英国首相卡梅伦表示，英国不会派遣地面部队进入这个北非国家。
The United Nations is calling for an immediate cease-fire in Libya as recent heavy fighting left more than a dozen dead in the western part of the country. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his top humanitarian envoy Valerie Amos expressed deep concern over the magnitude of the conflict as well as its toll on civilians.
Shelling and sniper fire by forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi killed 17 people in the western city of Misrata Sunday, while rocket and artillery attacks on the eastern town of Ajdabiya sent rebel fighters and civilians fleeing. In Misrata, at least 47 people also were wounded in the fighting, during which Mr. Gadhafi's forces fired on a makeshift trauma center.
The city has been under government siege for the last seven weeks, leading to a growing humanitarian crisis. U.N. and Libyan officials say they reached an an agreement Sunday to allow aid workers safe passage to Misrata. Mr. Ban says the world body, which is already providing aid in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, will also set up a humanitarian presence in the capital, Tripoli.
Sunday marked one month since the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution authorizing an international air campaign to protect civilians in Libya. In London, British Prime Minister David Cameron said Britain will not send ground forces into the North African country.
