Reports

Highlights: Children are among the most affected, at heightened risk of public health threats and mental health and psychosocial disorders. 55 Cases of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) among children displaced in shelters were reported by the National Centre…

According to UNHCR and UN OCHA, as of 21 September, the death toll reached more than 4,000 people, over 9,000 people remain currently still missing (in Derna) and 43,059 displaced (of which 24,500 in Derna, 3,000…

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS Storm Daniel and flood waters have ravaged eastern Libya and an estimated 40,000-plus are people newly-displaced while the death toll continues to rise. UNHCR is working to meet immediate needs and has been on the ground…

The Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF), an armed group in de facto control of eastern Libya including the flood-ravaged city of Derna, must immediately lift all undue restrictions imposed on media and facilitate the delivery of…

GRACE STANHOPE Political mismanagement and failures of governance all too often exacerbate the effects of natural disasters. In the last 12 months, we’ve seen floods in Pakistan, earthquakes in Syria and Morocco, Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar and Storm…

Key Figures: 49,713 registered refugees and asylum-seekers 125,802 Libyans currently internally displaced (IDPs) 705,426 IDP returnees 431 monitoring visits to detention centres so far in 2023 235 refugees and asylum-seekers were transferred from detention to urban settings so far in 2023 644…

Highlights An estimated 43,000 individuals have been displaced by the floods in northeastern Libya. New reports indicate casualties among non-Libyan nationals, including 391 Egyptian nationals who are currently reported as missing. Local authorities are repairing infrastructure, including paving roads…

Benghazi, 21 September 2023 – Providing psychosocial support to the thousands of people affected by Storm Daniel in eastern Libya 10 days ago is a priority, Georgette Gagnon, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator said today. On…

Situation Overview On Sunday, 10 September 2023, Storm Daniel made landfall in Libya. The storm affected several cities in eastern Libya including Al-Marj, Benghazi, Derna, and Sousse. Torrential rain, leading to flooding and mudslides, has severely damaged…

Following the floods in north-eastern Libya, an accurate assessment of the actual number of fatalities and scale of the damage remains challenging across the affected areas. Urgent needs of displaced people – according to the International Organisation…