Reports

Refugees and asylum seekers In October, UNHCR renewed documents of 97 individuals. UNHCR also registered 885 individuals from Palestine, Eritrea, Sudan and Syria. As part of protection monitoring, a number of missions to detention centres were conducted…

26-10-2012 Operational Update The humanitarian situation remains difficult for the people of Bani Walid in Libya. To help those who fled the city after heavy clashes this week, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is…

Tripoli/Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), together with the Libyan Red Crescent, began distributing aid today to thousands of people who have fled their homes in Bani Walid over the past…

Facts and figures relating to ICRC activities carried out in Libya between January and early October 2012. Visiting detainees ICRC delegates conducted 158 visits to 75 different places of detention, including holding centres for irregular migrants, where more…

In September, UNHCR Libya renewed the documents of 170 refugees and asylum seekers. With the closure of Al Wafa’s Office in Gargarish, renewal activities are now taking place in UNHCR’s office. In terms of voluntary repatriation,…

As a large contingent of armed forces and armed militias surround Bani Walid in preparation for a possible assault, Amnesty International has called on the Libyan authorities to avoid unnecessary and excessive use of force in…

Refugees and asylum seekers UNHCR renewed the documents of 152 individuals during the month of August. In collaboration with Al Wafa, UNHCR continued to monitor protection needs of refugees and asylum seekers through regular home visits and…

Office of the Special Coordinator for Middle East Transitions Washington, DC August 14, 2012 The United States has a strategic interest in a stable and prosperous Libya, and is supporting Libya’s democratic transition in cooperation with the UN and…

Refugees and asylum seekers In July, UNHCR registered 192 individuals including 174 Syrians, 6 Iraqis, 4 Sudanese, 3 Eritreans and 5 Somalis. Moreover, 167 individuals (50 cases) had their documents renewed. UNHCR also visited detention centers and…

By: Jaya Vadlamudi, Senior Communications Officer, International Medical Corps “The food here is not good. It’s not healthy. We can’t drink water because it’s not clean. I can’t give it to the baby,” Mary says…