Reports

Highlights UNHCR and partner, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) announced the opening of its hotline call centre. The centre will provide rapid and direct communication between staff and persons of concern across Libya. This will allow UNHCR…

Geneva (ICRC)— War-torn Libya's COVID-19 cases have increased more than 15-fold in less than two months, spiking from 571 in June to more than 9,000 today. More than half a million people need health care assistance…

MIGRANT VULNERABILITY AND HUMANITARIAN NEEDS The primary humanitarian needs of migrants identified through 2,263 interviews conducted with key informants across Libya in May and June 2020 are health services (80%), shelter (49%) and Non-Food Items (NFIs) (35%). The…

Highlights: As of 31 July 2020, there are 3,691 confirmed cases and 74 COVID-related deaths nationally with significant increases in Tripoli, Sebha and Misrata. Socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 continue to affect people’s food security and livelihoods, exacerbated by…

OVERVIEW This report presents the findings of Round 31 of the Mobility Tracking component of the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) programme in Libya, covering the reporting period from May to June 2020. In Round 31, the number of…

INTRODUCTION In an effort to inform cash-based interventions and better understand market dynamics in Libya, the Joint Market Monitoring Initiative (JMMI) was created by the Libya Cash & Markets Working Group (CMWG) in June 2017. The initiative…

Highlights In April 2020, approximately 28,000 people (5,550 families) including 11,000 children were displaced from Tarhouna and Sirte due to the armed conflict in the Western Libya. An increase in violation of international humanitarian and human rights laws…

CHANGE IN CONTEXT The situation in Libya remained volatile throughout the first half of 2020, with armed conflict of varying intensity that continued to put the lives of civilians at risk. The situation for many people has…

OVERVIEW Throughout June the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Libya steadily increased, while simultaneously a significant socio-economic impact related to restrictions on freedom of movement and the resulting loss of livelihoods was also observed. Although COVID-19…

Project title: Provision of life-saving health services for vulnerable communities in Eastern Libya. Country: Libya Period of project: 01/08/2019 - 30/06/2020 Reporting period: 01/08/2019 - 31/05/2020 (Benghazi), 01/01/2020- 31/05/2020 (Al Kufrah) Duration of project in months: 11 Months (from August…