A Swiss staff member of the International Committee of the Red Cross was killed in an ambush on Wednesday in the Libyan city of Sirte, prompting questions about whether the group will again suspend work in the country as it did in 2012.
Michael Greub, the head of ICRC’s subdelegation in Misrata, was heading back to his car after a meeting when unidentified gunmen shot at him and two colleagues. Greub was founded and later died in a hospital in Sirte. His two colleagues were unharmed but “in shock,” according to ICRC spokesman Wolde Saugeron.
Greub worked in a number of hotspots for the past seven years under ICRC, carrying out missions in Iraq, Sudan, Yemen and Gaza, before taking up the post in Misrata in March.
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Jenny Lei Ravelo@JennyLeiRavelo
Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.