Reports

By Arwa Al-Woqayyan KUWAIT, March 1 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) announced on Tuesday it would send the second plane to Libya tomorrow, carrying medical supplies to Libyans affected by the current tragic situation there. KRCS President Barjes…

This report is produced by OCHA in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It was issued by Cairo and New York. It covers the period from 28 February to 1 March. The next report will be issued on or around 2…

General Assembly's Strong Stand Should Be Model for Action on Abuses (New York, March 1, 2011) - The UN General Assembly's unprecedented decision to suspend Libya's membership rights in the Human Rights Council (HRC) sends a strong message to those…

March 2011 | On the Issues by Jonas Claes March 1, 2011 Jonas Claes, program specialist in USIP's Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, talks about the "Responsibility to protect" principle and its application to the current situation in Libya. - How…

As escalating violence in Libya drives nearly 110,000 people to flee over the Egyptian and Tunisian borders, AmeriCares is responding to calls for humanitarian assistance with an emergency airlift of medical aid, arriving in Cairo on March 3. The ongoing…

Contacts: Sue Pleming: 202.552.6561 or 202.341.3814 (Cell) or spleming@interaction.org Tawana Jacobs: 202.552.6534 or 202.297.1696 (Cell) or tjacobs@interaction.org U.S. NGOs urge calm in Libya, safe access WASHINGTON, March 1 - InterAction, the largest alliance of U.S.-based international NGOs, called on Tuesday for the safe…

Libya, an oil rich North African country, has been under the control of Moammar Gadhafi since 1969. After a recent spate of regime changes throughout the region, the Libyan people took to the streets in February to demand that…

GENÈVE - L'Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM) et le Haut Commissaire des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés (HCR) lancent un appel d'urgence à tous les gouvernements pour l'évacuation humanitaire massive de dizaines de milliers d'Egyptiens et de ressortissants d'autres…

IOM's sea and air evacuation of migrants from Tunisia's border region with Libya is gathering momentum. Earlier today, a group of 1,450 Egyptians left overcrowded facilities at Ras Adjir on their way to the sea port of Sfax, where they…

This report is produced by OCHA in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It was issued by Cairo and New York. It covers the period from 28 February to 1 March. The next report will be issued on or around 2…