Reports

Population movement As of 9 May, a total of 6,270 refugees and migrants have been registered as rescued/intercepted by the Libyan Coast Guard (LCG) and disembarked in Libya in 2021. Additionally, on 10 May, around 600 people…

Special Envoy of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Jan Kubis, extends his heartfelt congratulations to the Libyan people, and to all Libyan authorities and on the advert of the…

OVERVIEW In the first three months of 2021, some 4,600 refugees and migrants crossed the sea from Libya to Europe, a 53% increase compared to the same period in 2020. As in previous years, many of those…

In Libya, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works to help families find loved ones missing due to conflict as part of its Restoring Family Links program. One ICRC humanitarian worker shares her experience. As…

Population movement As of 5 May, 6,060 refugees and migrants have been registered as rescued/intercepted at sea by the Libyan Coast Guard and disembarked in Libya. On 2 May, a boat was feared to have sunk off…

Tripoli, Libya, May 4, 2021 — The IRC is extremely concerned about the safety of migrants and refugees being returned to Libya, following a huge spike in the number brought back by the Libyan Coast Guard…

KEY ISSUES Libya COVID-19 Surveillance Monthly Bulletin Key findings in health sector following an inter-agency mission to Misrata Development of the national strategy for capacity building in Libya Current operational health sector coverage of detention centers New health governance Development of health…

"Another 11 migrants drowned yesterday off the coast of Libya, bringing the total number of lives lost while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to more than 600 in 2021 alone. "This tragedy and those before were…

From Ted Chaiban, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa and Afshan Khan UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia and Special Coordinator for the Refugee Migrant Response in Europe AMMAN/GENEVA, 30 April…

Population movement As of 29 April, 5,218 refugees and migrants have been registered as rescued/intercepted at sea by the Libyan Coast Guard and disembarked in Libya. On 23 April, a shipwreck off the coast of Libya claimed the…