“The UN Secretary-General is following with concern the situation with the protests in a number of cities in Libya on July 1, including Tripoli, Tobruk and Benghazi,” the statement said.
Guterres urged protesters to avoid violence and security forces to show restraint.
He also stated that the UN is ready to provide mediation services to the parties.
According to TASS, in Tripoli on July 1, people took to the streets demanding the dissolution of the authorities and the holding of presidential and parliamentary elections due to a difficult political and social halt.
In addition, protesters stormed and set fire to the building of the House of Representatives in Tobruk in eastern Libya.
In April, the Libyan 5+5 military commission announced a suspension of work and accused the current head of the government of national unity, Abdelhamid Dbeiba, of obstructing its activities.