UN blames online disinformation for protests outside Libya offices

Protesters gather outside the headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), demanding the organisation leave the country and calling for an end to migrant settlement and the deportation of migrants and refugees, in Tripoli, Libya, June 4, 2026. REUTERS/Ayman al-Sahili

June 5 (Reuters) - The United Nations ⁠said on Friday it is deeply concerned by violent protests outside ⁠its offices in Libya this week and blamed social media for fueling ‌disinformation about the world body's work in the country.

Hundreds of Libyan demonstrators blocked off the office of the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) in Tripoli on Thursday during a protest against migrants who travel ​to Libya in search of work or passage ⁠to Europe.