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UNSMIL welcomes the decision by the Civil Aviation Authority on 4 November 2020 to permit the resumption of flights to all airports in the Southern region of Libya. This decision is a product of the confidence…
Libya
$88,270,000 FUNDING REQUIRED 880,000 PEOPLE IN NEED 238,750 PEOPLE TARGETED IOM Vision In collaboration with international and Libyan stakeholders, IOM seeks to meet the growing operational challenges presented by conflict, displacement and irregular migration; advance understanding of migration issues and…
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Highlights The October round of food distribution under the joint UNHCR/WFP project has concluded with more than 3,000 vulnerable asylum-seekers and refugees reached, in Zawiya, Zwara and Misrata. UNHCR and WFP aim to reach 10,000 people by…
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TRIPOLI, Libya, 5 November 2020 – UNICEF and WHO are extremely concerned over severe shortages of critical vaccines in Libya that threaten the health of the country’s children. Over the past 7 months, unprecedented vaccine shortages…
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After fighting in Tripoli twice drove Hanan and her children from their homes, they finally found refuge in an unfinished building before receiving financial help from UNHCR. By Farah Harwida and Mohamed Alalem in Tripoli, Libya …
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Tripoli, 2/November/2020 – Today, 25 entrepreneurs, who participated in the Re-Start-Up marathon received grants of up to US$40,000 from a total of $656,000 (LYD 852,800) to develop their businesses. The two-day marathon was organized by the…
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Military officers from Libya’s warring parties have agreed practical steps towards implementing a ceasefire agreement, following the signing of an historic accord in Geneva last month, the UN mission in the country, UNSMIL, has reported. The two-day…
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FACTS & FIGURES 893,000 people in need of humanitarian aid 390,000 internally displaced 585,000 migrants 46,000 refugees (source: UN OCHA) EU humanitarian funding: €75.3 million since 2011 Including €9 million in 2020 Introduction Some 10 years after the Libyan revolution triggered a civil war,…
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LIBYA COVID-19 RESPONSE The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) partners with Libyan government institutions, civil society, and the private sector to support strengthening the foundations of a more unified Libyan state and advance stability and…
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What’s new? On 23 October, negotiators from the warring sides in Libya signed a ceasefire deal in Geneva. The text lacks specificity, however, leaving the parties room to backtrack on their commitments. Why does it matter? Should disputes erupt…
