Informes

Maritime Incidents On 15 May, local authorities conducted a rescue at sea operation in Tajourah in Tripoli. 115 migrants were rescued, 50 of whom were women. IOM’s partners from Multakana centre went to the location and are working to…

Libya: ISIS Executed Dozens in Newest Stronghold Also Diverts Food, Medicine from Sirte Residents (Misrata, Libya, May 18, 2016) – The extremist armed group Islamic State, also known as ISIS, has unlawfully executed at least 49 people in…

Tunis — The Federal Republic of Germany has contributed EUR 4.5 million to support IOM Libya’s project Promoting Peace and Stability for Internally Displaced People, Migrant and Local Host Communities in Libya. The initiative will run for…

We welcome the presence of Prime Minister al-Sarraj and commend his leadership in guiding Libya’s institutions through seating the government in Tripoli, a turning point in the Libyan political process. We express our strong support for the…

HIGHLIGHTS Health response steps up support to clinics in the south, with WHO and IMC in the lead. WFP’s food distribution reaches 81,000 people in April, with more than 174,000 set to receive food parcels in May. Overall displacement…

Libya - In a hopeful sign for future engagement, IOM Libya has taken part in a one-day meeting bringing together Libyan Directorate for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM) representatives from the East and West of the country.…

OVERVIEW OF LIBYA Since mid-2014 Libya has been caught in a political crisis which has had severe repercussions on the country’s population and the hosted migrant populations. As the Government of National Accord works towards unifying the…

An escalation of conflict in areas located between Sirte, Misrata, Abu Ghareen and Zedadah, and the declaration of Sirte as a military zone, are causing an increase in displacement from Sirte to Bani Walid, Tarhouna, Tripoli…

07 May 2016 - Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Martin Kobler strongly condemns the attack on demonstrators in al-Kish Square in Benghazi in the afternoon…

Libya - For the first time in two years, representatives from eight West African embassies in Libya have visited detention centers inside and outside of Tripoli where their nationals are being held. IOM worked with the Libyan…