Reports

Latest evacuation of vulnerable refugees from Libyan detention centres to Niger for onward solutions brings total helped in past year to almost 2,500. By Tarik Argaz and Paula Barrachina TRIPOLI, Libya – On Thursday, a smiling Abdul Karim…

One year since UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, began life-saving evacuations from Libya for the most vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers, almost 2,500 people previously in detention in Libya have now been flown out to Niger,…

Highlights UNHCR calls on states to increase access to safe and legal pathways for refugees in Libya, including resettlement places. On 22 November, UNHCR evacuated 132 vulnerable asylum-seekers (from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan) from Tripoli to…

Detention Centre Profiling is a component of IOM Libya’s Displacement Matrix programme. It is a data oriented tool that routinely provides specific sex and age demographic data and key sectorial information on individuals held in Libya’s…

Following the success of protection programming in 2017, ACTED is expanding services in Libya to include health and hygiene. In 2017, ACTED began implementing an integrated emergency response for protection in Benghazi. ACTED’s response focused on community-based…

Persons of Concern to UNHCR in Libya As of 19 November 2018, a total of 57,213 asylum seekers and refugees are registered with UNHCR in Libya. A total of 3,527 individuals have been identified by UNHCR and…

Misrata Security Forces Use Force After Rescued People Refuse to Land (Milan) – Libyan security forces forcibly removed 79 migrants and asylum seekers on November 20, 2018 from the Panama-flagged cargo ship Nivin in the port of…

Tripoli, 20 November 2018 The humanitarian community is saddened by the turn of events in Misrata, where 79 refugees and migrants who remained onboard a commercial vessel since 10 November were forced to disembark the boat. We…

Situational update The general security situation in this reporting period remained calm. Several families returned to their homes following the September armed clashes that led to multiple displacements. Some families were however unable to return due to…

Libyan, European and Panamanian authorities must ensure that at least 79 refugees and migrants who are on board a merchant vessel at the port of Misratah are not forced to disembark to be taken to a…