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Despite heavy shelling of the port area of the besieged Libyan city of Misrata on Tuesday, about 935 migrants and Libyans have been rescued and are now safely en route to Benghazi. The shelling of the port…

An international aid ship has docked in Libya's rebel-held port of Misrata after NATO airstrikes helped stop a bombardment of the area by pro-government forces. The International Organization for Migration says relief workers began rescuing refugees from…

PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL 275TH MEETING 26 APRIL 2011 ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA PSC/MIN/COMM.2(CCLXXV) The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 275th meeting held on 26 April 2011, held at ministerial level, adopted the following decision on…

PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL 275TH MEETING ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA 26 APRIL 2011 PSC/PR/2(CCLXXV) I. INTRODUCTION The present Report is submitted in pursuance of the communiqués adopted by Council at its 261st and 265th meetings, held on 23 February and 10…

Introduction The Misurata port was today attacked by Gaddafi forces from the eastern side with heavy fighting including bombings and shelling. Rebel forces managed to hold control of the port area and pushed the Gaddafi forces away…

HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES Over 10,000 people have been evacuated from Misrata, but more people waiting to be evacuated. Assessments in Misrata indicate that stocks of basic supplies are available in the town, but the security situation prevents access to…

26 Apr 2011 22:48 OCHA says health risks growing in overcrowded camps African countries unable to organise evacuations By Abdoulaye Massalaatchi NIAMEY, April 26 (Reuters) - Niger appealed on Tuesday for international help to deal with an influx of some…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Shipments of U.S. government in-kind emergency food assistance, part of the U.S. government humanitarian response to the crisis in Libya, have arrived in the region. These food commodities support humanitarian food distributions reaching…

1 LOGISTICS COORDINATION • Logistics Coordination meetings are held every Wednesday at 18:00 hr in Cairo and 20:00 hr in Zarzis, Tunisia. Ad hoc coordination meetings are being held in Malta when the need arises. • The Logistics…

Des milliers de Libyens qui fuient les combats dans l'ouest de leur pays arrivent chaque jour en Tunisie. Firas Kayal, le porte-parole du HCR a indiqué que quelque 30 000 personnes, dont un grand nombre de Berbères,…