Informes

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has witnessed numerous natural and man-made disasters in the last decade, which created some of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, shattering lives and upending livelihoods, driving large-scale displacement…

Following the displacement of 200 families from Murzuq to Al Qatrun between 22 and 24 February, the security situation gradually stabilized in Murzuq and surrounding areas over the past week. Reportedly, over the past 48 hours,…

Following the Arab Spring, Egypt and Tunisia are undergoing challenging social and political situations that risk affecting the economic viability of their political transitions. Security remains unstable in Egypt, particularly in the Sinai region. As well,…

INTRODUCTION In an effort to inform cash-based interventions and better understand market dynamics in Libya, the Joint Market Monitoring Initiative (JMMI) was created by the Libya Cash Working Group (CWG) in June 2017. The initiative is guided…

The ICRC has striven to help the most vulnerable people. It currently operates from four offices in Libya – Tripoli in the West, Misrata in the Centre, Benghazi in the East and Sabha in the South…

Tripoli, 22 February 2019 The United Nations was able to conduct on 21 February its first humanitarian mission to the Eastern Libyan city of Derna in over 5 years, where fighting recently ceased after a long siege. Hostilities…

Background: Since July 2017, the Libyan National Army (LNA) and the Derna Protection Forces (DPF) have engaged in intense fighting, leading to the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Derna Mintika. The LNA gradually took control of…

TOTAL POPULATION OF LIBYA: 6.6M Libyans / 0.67M Migrants/Refugees PEOPLE AFFECTED: 1.6M (22% of population) PEOPLE IN NEED: 0.82M (11% of population) HUMANITARIAN NEEDS & KEY FIGURES An estimated 823,000 people, including around 248,000 children, are in-need of humanitarian assistance…

CONTEXT As of October 2018, the United Nations (UN) estimates that 798,000 individuals are in need of humanitarian assistance in Libya. Of them, 412,000 are refugees and migrants,1 including individuals who are in Libya primarily to work…

Highlights Since 2 February, fighting in the old city of Derna intensified, and reportedly resulted in substantial numbers of civilian casualties. Additionally, the UN has received multiple reports from different sources that several women and children remain…