Reports

Given the dramatic developments of recent days with the announcement of a no-fly zone over Libya and the shelling of General Gaddafi's military strongholds, ACT Alliance is now preparing to meet a large-scale and long-term requirement for humanitarian assistance in…

Rocketing food prices in Libya, many shops closed * Drug shortages, including for chronic diseases By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, March 22 (Reuters) - Libyans increasingly lack access to medical care and life-saving drugs, and food prices are rocketing as the conflict deepens, aid…

RAS JEDIR, 22 mars 2011 (IRIN) - Firas, un Tunisien de 19 ans, est assis à l'ombre à quelques mètres de la frontière entre la Libye et la Tunisie. Jusqu'à tout récemment, avant que le chaos ne s'installe en…

I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES - On 22 March, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya briefed Member States in Geneva on the humanitarian situation resulting from the Libyan crisis. - To date, more than 335,658 people have left fled Libya since the beginning of…

Highlights - The coalition continued to enforce UN Security Council Resolution 1973 by attacking Libya's command-and-control facilities, air defense sites as well as some ground forces in Libya. At the same time, pro-Gaddafi troops are reportedly continuing their offences. Increased internal…

Summary of findings: Number of returning migrants to rural Tunisia is manageable. However, no systematic record taking or tracking of returnees is conducted.

RAS AJDIR, 21 March 2011 (IRIN) - A few metres from the Libya-Tunisia border, 19-year-old Firas, from Tunisia, sits in the shade. Until the recent chaos in Libya, he made a living carrying bags and suitcases across the border,…

WAM Abu Dhabi, 21 March 2011 (WAM) -- The UAE announced today that its role in Libya is strictly confined to delivery of humanitarian assistance in consistence of the policy laid down by the UAE under the leadership of…

21 Mar 2011 05:03 * Western powers launch second wave of strikes * Arab League chief warns on civilian casualties * Libyan armed forces say they have ordered a ceasefire (Adds details) By Maria Golovnina and Michael Georgy TRIPOLI, March 21 (Reuters) - Western powers launched…

21 Mar 2011 00:03 * Plan still needs agreement on implementation * More discussions needed on no-fly zone (Adds timing of meeting in paragraph four) BRUSSELS, March 20 (Reuters) - NATO ambassadors approved an operations plan for the alliance to help…