Reports

We are gravely concerned by the continued fighting in Libya, and the repeated impact the hostilities have had on civilians, hospitals and other medical facilities assigned to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite numerous calls for…

Geneva – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) expresses grave concerns for the fate of hundreds of migrants returned to Libya by the coast guard this year who are now unaccounted for. According to recent government figures,…

TRIPOLI, 15 APRIL 2020 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is alarmed by the continuing escalation of violence in Libya, particularly by the intensification of fighting in the past few days, resulting in…

Escalating hostilities in western Tripoli continue to disrupt critical health services at a time when the country needs to focus on combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. On 13 April, four hospitals in Tripoli, providing an average of 18,000…

I. Introduction The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 3 of Security Council resolution 2491 (2019), in which the Council renewed its request to me to report on the implementation of resolution 2240 (2015), in particular…

Hostilities in western Libya have continued to cause civilian casualties and triggered new displacement at a time when the country is responding to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 12 April, heavy shelling struck an ambulance…

HIGHLIGHTS • As of 12 April 2020, there are 25 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Libya, including one death. • Several days of shelling has damaged a 400-bed hospital in Tripoli, previously identified as a potential COVID-19…

Dozens of migrants held at Tripoli’s main port since yesterday fled the facility as it was being shelled early Friday morning. The group were among 277 people aboard a vessel returned to the capital by the Libyan…

IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON FOOD SECURITY & LIVELIHOODS General indirect impacts Macro-economic effects Reduction of industrial, oil and tertiary services production affecting domestic consumption, and international trade. Impact on food systems including production (availability) and access (physical and economic/prices). Rise of…

TRIPOLI, 10 April 2020 - More than two million people, including 600,000 children, who live in Tripoli and surrounding towns and cities, are suffering from water cuts for almost a week now. The water supply, part…