At least a dozen people are dead after a rubber boat which spent more than 10 days at sea capsized off Misrata, Libya, on Monday.
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IOM Resumes Voluntary Humanitarian Return Flights from Libya Following Tripoli Ceasefire
A flight to Ghana is the first return flight to leave Libya in the wake of this week’s ceasefire agreement ending hostilities in southern Tripoli and surrounding areas. The reopening of Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport permitted a commercial flight to leave… Read More ›
IOM and Humanitarian Actors Respond to Needs in Tripoli
IOM, the UN Migration Agency, has responded to the urgent humanitarian needs of hundreds of displaced Libyans and migrants affected by violence, following armed clashes in the Libyan capital. Early Monday morning (27/08) heavy clashes erupted between armed groups in… Read More ›
Head of IOM asks Libya not to send rescued migrants back to detention
William Lacy Swing, head of IOM, the UN Migration Agency, appealed to the Libyan authorities to stop detaining migrants after they have been intercepted by the Coast Guard after seeking to cross the Mediterranean.
Over 200 Migrants Drown in Three Days in Mediterranean — Death Toll for 2018 Passes 1,000
Some 204 migrants have died at sea off Libya this weekend, , pushing the total number of migrant drownings in the entire Mediterranean so far this year to over 1,000 people.
National conversation reveals Libyans’ desire for ‘united and sovereign nation’: UN representative
UN Special Representative Ghassan Salamé updated ambassadors on the National Conference which was launched in April, as a way of giving all Libyans a say in responding to the country’s on-going crisis. So far it has been convened in 27 different locations.
Voluntary Humanitarian Returns from Libya Continue as Reintegration Efforts Step Up
IOM, the UN Migration Agency, announced today (13/03) that it has assisted 10,171 migrants to return home safely from Libya with support from the European Union, African Union, and the Libyan Government since the scale up of Voluntary Humanitarian Return… Read More ›
