Informes

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Charlie Yaxley – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Yesterday’s boat disaster off…

268,629 Libyans currently internally displaced (IDPs) 444,760 returned IDPs 53,591 registered refugees and asylumseekers 3,353 overall persons arrived in Italy 758 monitoring visits to detention centres 1,661 refugees and asylum-seekers released from detention 1,050 refugees and asylum-seekers currently hosted in the Gathering…

Judith Sunderland Associate Director, Europe and Central Asia Division After a year of disputes and ad hoc solutions to resolve stand-offs that have stranded people on rescue ships for weeks off European coasts, there finally appears to be…

JULY 25, 2019— _Julien Raickman, _Libya head of mission for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), gave the following statement today in response to a shipwreck in the central Mediterranean: "The horrific news of a major shipwreck…

Tunis, July 25, 2019 — A shipwreck off the coast of Libya has claimed the lives of 150 refugees and migrants, the most recent incident in a line of tragedies in the Mediterranean Sea. This is…

1. GBV SERVICE PROVISION There are currently 5 international partners, including 7 national partners providing GBV services in 10 Mantikas of Libya. The services available include specialized health care (clinical management of rape), MHPSS, GBV Case management…

HIGHLIGHTS: • Interviewed migrants have come from 36 different countries, majority originating from West Africa, North Africa and the Middle East. Backgrounds of migrants and other demographics were considered in the data collection, analysis and conclusions. • One…

Persons of Concern to UNHCR in Libya As of 21 July 2019, a total of 53,591 asylum seekers and refugees are registered with UNHCR in Libya. A total of 3,431 individuals have been identified by UNHCR and…

Late on the night of July 2, the Tajoura detention center in Libya was hit by an airstrike, killing at least 60 refugees and migrants held there and injuring many others. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières…

Foreign Minister Maas issued the following statement today (19 July) on the increase in humanitarian assistance for refugees and migrants in Libya: "The situation of refugees and migrants in Libya, especially in the so‑called detention centres, is…