Informes

“The clashes are a big issue. On many occasions, the bombardment was close. Everything starts to shake around us, so we had to close [the clinic] and run out of fear. The conflict is intensifying every…

SUMMARY Context Since 2011, Libya has faced waves of conflict, coupled with political and economic instability. This protracted conflict escalated again in early April 2019, leading to large-scale displacement in Tripoli and the surrounding areas. However, the effects…

SC/14190 Continued fighting in Libya threatens to worsen an already volatile situation, despite calls to end violence amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Acting Special Representative of the Secretary‑General cautioned during a 19 May videoconference meeting* of the…

At the invitation of the President of the Republic of The Congo and Chairman of the African Union High Level Committee on Libya and of the Contact Group, the members of the Contact Group of the…

Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Let me open with best wishes to our Muslim colleagues on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. Allow me also to congratulate Estonia for its Presidency of the Security…

In the afternoon of 16 May, the Libyan National Ary (LNA), reportedly launched artillery shelling and Grad rockets towards the former Tripoli University Female`s dormitory in al-Firnaj district. Since eraly 2020, the dormitory has been in…

General developments: political & security situation “The overall security situation in Libya witnessed series of different incidents influenced by the protracted armed conflict. Associated with the sustained use of new military hardware, sophisticated Air Defence Systems (ADS)…

DTM initiated a bi-weekly assessment component as part of its mobility tracking activities aimed at understanding the impact of Covid-19 related mobility restrictions and curfews on vulnerable mobile populations in Libya. The primary focus of this…

Population movement As of 14 May, 3,078 refugees and migrants have been registered as rescued/intercepted at sea by the Libyan Coast Guard and disembarked in Libya. So far this year, 809 persons of concern to UNHCR have…

By Tarik Argaz in Tripoli, Libya A Sudanese teenager survived brushes with death in a quest for asylum, but rising insecurity and COVID-19 restrictions drove him to risk all on the open seas. Since before he can remember,…