Reports

Highlights On 5 March, 34 individuals were relocated from the Gathering & Departure Facility (GDF) to Misrata (210 km east of Tripoli) in order finalize preparations for departure to safe recipient countries later this month. A thirty-fifth…

Berlin – A tragic shipwreck off the coast of Libya last month and more than a dozen other recent fatalities elsewhere have pushed the death toll in the Mediterranean Sea to 20,014 since 2014, according to…

By Tarik Argaz in Tripoli, Libya Having arrived in Tripoli 17 years ago, Osman has provided shelter and support to more than 200 refugees as part of UNHCR scheme to assist the most vulnerable. In 2003, Osman fled…

Yefren, Libya /New York March 2, 2020—Late Saturday night, February 29, a fire broke out in Libya’s Dhar el Jebel detention center, killing a 26-year-old Eritrean man and traumatizing refugees and asylum seekers who witnessed the…

SG/SM/19988 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General strongly condemns the indiscriminate bombing of several parts of Tripoli yesterday, including residential areas and Mitiga Airport. The Secretary-General emphasizes that civilians…

Population movement As of 28 February, 1,944 refugees and migrants have been registered as rescued/intercepted at sea by the Libyan Coast Guard and disembarked in Libya. On 25 February, a total of 207 individuals (173 men, 27…

This snapshot examines the main mixed migration routes through Sudan towards Libya and explores whether and how respondents interacted with smugglers on their journey. This snapshot is based on 4Mi data on refugees and migrants who…

In Numbers 78,000 people assisted in January 2020 (estimate) 593MT of food assistance distributed in January USD 7.4 m six month (March-August 2020) net funding requirement Operational Updates In January 2020, WFP reached approximately 78,000 people in need through its programmes…

Geneva, 24 February 2020 - The second round of the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission (JMC) talks to reach a lasting ceasefire and to restore security to civilian areas concluded on 23 February at the Palace…

Summary In the present report, submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to Council resolution 40/27, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights describes the situation of human rights in Libya from January to December 2019,…