Reports

Highlights - The UNHCR High Commisioner (HC) and the Director General of IOM completed their mission to Tunisia. On 8 March, they met with the President and Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Social Affairs, the Secretary…

The Committee of Permanent Representatives to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) held an emergency meeting at the OIC General Secretariat on 8 March 2011. The meeting discussed the critical situation in Libya and its dangerous and ongoing…

This report is produced by OCHA in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It was issued by Cairo and New York. It covers the period from 7 March to 8 March. The next report will be issued on or around 9…

Briefing Notes, 8 March 2011 This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 8 March 2011, at the Palais des…

Civilians in Western Libya Need Medical Aid Now (New York) - The Libyan government and opposition forces should immediately grant aid agencies safe passage to violence-stricken areas of western Libya and allow civilians to flee the fighting, Human Rights Watch said…

Rome 08 March 2011 On Minister Frattini's instructions, the Foreign Ministry's Development Cooperation Directorate is continuing in its efforts to respond to the humanitarian emergency caused by the flight of refugees from Libya to Egypt and Tunisia. An effort that…

March 8, 2011 Author: Deborah Jerome, Deputy Editor Libyan government warplanes pounded the oil port of Ras Lanouf (WSJ), stepping up a campaign to push rebel forces east and check their advance to Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi's hometown of Sirte. As…

Ottawa, Ontario - Today, the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, announced further details of Canada's humanitarian assistance for those affected by the continued crisis in Libya. As the crisis continues in Libya, the United Nations has completed its…

Abstract After being wondrously jolted by the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, the world watches Libya anxiously. Its neighbors on either side have carried out the once unthinkable. They have toppled sturdy old Arab dictatorships in weeks flat through, by…