Reports

Humanitarian Crisis Worsens for Tens of Thousands of Refugees Amid the worsening humanitarian crisis in refugee camps and border areas, AmeriCares has rushed a fourth shipment containing $5.6 million in urgently requested medical aid to help Libyan…

CONTENTS SITUATION UPDATE LOGISTICS COORDINATION TRANSPORT STORAGE CAPACITY BUILDING 1 SITUATION Access through the northern part of Eastern Libya (Cyreneacia) is open. Access constraints exist to the South and West of Ajdabia and there are mines and unexploded ordinance (UXO) in the vicinity.…

By Catherine Lengyel in Tunisia The wind sweeps the earth clean every night. And each morning, the sinuous traces of snakes create undulating patterns in the sand – a reminder of the unseen threats underfoot in the…

Introduction Yesterday, NATO confirmed the loss of an unmanned helicopter drone that was being used over Libya to gather intelligence. NATO clarified that no attack helicopter has been lost in the fighting. NATO also acknowledged striking a…

At Least 6 Dead in Choucha Camp Since Early May (Zarzis, June 23, 2011) – Tunisia should better protect the more than 3,000 foreign nationals who fled Libya and remain vulnerable in the Choucha camp in its…

News Release 11/142 Benghazi/Tripoli/Geneva (ICRC) – With support from the Libyan Red Crescent, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today began a maritime transfer of people separated from their families by the conflict in Libya. Several…

(Niamey 22 Juin 2011) - Le Fonds Central de Réponses aux Urgences du système des Nations Unies (CERF) octroie 3 746 548 dollars américains (USD), soit un équivalent de 1 725 217 916, 136 FCFA…

By Anthony H. Cordesman, Varun Vira JUN 20, 2011 The conflict in Libya is complex, and it is often hard to find the data that best describe key aspects of the war. Varun Vira of the Burke Chair…

TATAOUINE, Tunisia, June 22 (UNHCR) – When Akim and his family fled their home in Libya's Western Mountains region in mid-April, they had no idea what they would do when they crossed into neighbouring Tunisia. "We escaped…

Makeshift ‘museums’ displaying a large range of munitions and attracting hundreds of curious visitors every day are a disaster waiting to happen. Museums such as that on Tripoli Street in downtown Misrata are intended as a reminder…