Rapports

10,246 migrants have been rescued in 2016 to date, as reported by the Libyan Coast Guard (LCG) Regional Migrant Figures Update In 2016 (as of 21 August), 269,244 arrivals were recorded by sea to Europe. Of those, 3,164…

BRUSSELS/NEW YORK, AUGUST 25, 2016 — On August 17, while conducting search and rescue operations off the Libyan coast, the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières(MSF) rescue vessel the Bourbon Argos was approached and attacked by a…

Under the scorching midday sun and the rattle of heavy artillery and Kalashnikov fire, three men on the Libyan coast are deactivating mines with electricians’ pliers, clad in flak jackets and helmets that will do them…

IOM Libya Releases 5th Mobility Tracking Report Africa and Middle East / Libya Libya - IOM Libya released its fifth Mobility Tracking Report earlier this week (15/8). The report, which tracks mobility patterns, needs and shelter settings…

Highlights The UN and its partners have conducted a workshop to develop a multisectoral emergency response plan to respond to the needs of children and their families affected by the ongoing fighting between the so called Islamic…

The continuation of the civil war across Libya at the start of 2016 affected host and displaced communities, refugees and migrants alike, occasioning the displacement of an estimated 425,250 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who often lack…

On 14 July, IOM Libya repatriated 173 stranded Guinean migrants home to Conakry. The Libyan Coast Guard (LCG) has rescued 967 migrants during July. IOM Libya is working to meet the needs for immediate humanitarian assistance of…

By Tom Westcott IRIN Contributor SIRTE, 8 August 2016 The sun sets to the sound of distant explosions. Three children sell homemade bread by the side of the road to Libyan soldiers driving between the frontlines. This is the…

Libya - IOM has assisted representatives from seven West African embassies in Libya to visit an immigration detention centre in Tripoli where their nationals are being held as irregular migrants. On Monday (8 August) IOM worked with…

The ICRC and the Libyan Red Crescent Society continued to help the Libyan people affected by conflict in the region. In 2015, we provided aid in the form of food and essential household items such as mattresses,…