Reports

PARIS/NEW YORK, June 21, 2019—Conditions in two detention centers in Libya are medically catastrophic and consistent with reports that at least 22 people have died since September from suspected tuberculosis and other diseases, the international medical…

Rome – The International Organization for Migration today (21/06) is launching an appeal to guarantee, as soon as possible, a safe disembarkation point for migrants rescued on 12 June in the Mediterranean by the ship Sea-Watch…

Summary Despite a seven-fold decrease in overall refugee and migrant sea arrivals from Libya to Italy between 2017 and 2018, the proportion of East African refugees and migrants among overall arrivals in Italy increased in 2018. In…

Un groupe de 131 réfugiés a été évacué hier soir hors de la Libye vers le Niger et le centre de transit géré par le HCR, l’Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés, dans le cadre…

A group of 131 refugees were evacuated last night out of Libya to the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM) in Niger, run by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. The evacuees were from Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan, and included…

Humanitarian Situation Overview As fighting in Western Libya continues, children and women continue to be caught in the crossfire. Between 11-16 June nine civilians were wounded as a result of collateral damage from nearby airstrikes or shelling.…

Tripoli, May 2019 - From 1 February to 31 March 2019, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented civilian casualties – 20 deaths and 69 injuries - during the conduct of hostilities across Libya.…

Key Findings • The Fezzan region remained unstable. Respondents mentioned connecting roads as particularly unsafe due to checkpoints and roadblocks, with additional security risks identified in all assessed areas. • The power grid had become increasingly unreliable due…

Persons of Concern to UNHCR in Libya As of 17 June 2019, a total of 55,726 asylum seekers and refugees are registered with UNHCR in Libya. A total of 4,131 individuals have been identified by UNHCR and its…

HIGHLIGHTS Conflict displaces populations from areas South and East of Tripoli Relief actors provide humanitarian assistance to at least 52,000 people UN releases the 2019 HNO, estimating 823,000 people require humanitarian assistance and requesting $202 million to support humanitarian…