No Result
View All Result
Monday, July 7, 2025
23 °c
Tripoli
24 ° Sat
24 ° Sun
  • Advertising
  • Contact
LibyaHerald
  • Home
  • Libya
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Magazine
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Register
SUBSCRIBE
  • Home
  • Libya
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Magazine
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Register
No Result
View All Result
LibyaHerald
No Result
View All Result
Home Libya

UNHCR: We need more money to help Libyan refugees

byNewsdesk1
October 10, 2014
Reading Time: 2 mins read
A A
UNHCR: We need more money to help Libyan refugees

By Libya Herald staff.

unhcr_logo
(Image: The UN Refugee Agency)

Tripoli, 10 October 2014:

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said that its efforts to provide healthcare, food and . . .[restrict]other basic commodities to Libya’s internally displaced have been hampered by insufficient funding and limited access to affected areas caused by fighting among rival groups.

In a press briefing on Friday in Geneva, UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards added that the number of displaced persons in Libya was growing — it was now believed to be about 287,000 people in 29 cities and towns countrywide, he said.

Most of the displaced are staying with extended family members, while those who are unable to stay with relatives have sought shelter in schools, parks or non-residential buildings that have been converted into shelters, Edwards added.

RELATED POSTS

Municipality of Benina Acting Head and Acting Financial Controller detained pending trial for misappropriating LD 214,000

More Storm Daniel Turkish humanitarian aid to arrive in Libya – 850 tons sets off from Izmir by ship

The main area of recent displacement, he said, had been around the Warshefana district south west of Tripoli, causing some 100,000 people to flee over the past three weeks. The Benina area outside of Benghazi is the second area of concern, from which some 15,000 people have fled.

Because of the fighting between rival groups, access to warehouses with humanitarian supplies was often impossible, Edwards said. Therefore, more expensive cross-border aid convoys were the only way to get supplies to those who need them — when security permits.

The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called for an immediate ceasefire and access to carry out further assessment missions and distribution of humanitarian aid, but the appeal appears to have fallen on deaf ears.

The UN had issued a humanitarian appeal for Libya requesting additional funding to continue helping those affected by the ongoing crisis in the country, Edwards said.

Furthermore, Edwards pointed out that the fighting was affecting refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants — mainly from the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa — in Libya. The growing lawlessness, the hike in food prices and Libya’s policy of detaining refugees and migrants had pushed many of them to risk making the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean to Europe.

Of the more than 165,000 refugees who have made it to Europe in the past year, the majority departed from Libya’s shores. [/restrict]

Tags: Beninahumanitarian aidLibyaUNHCRwarshefana

Related Posts

Libya Herald exclusive: Responding to the prime minister’s call yesterday to the private sector and banks to do more, leading businessman Husni Bey responds
Business

Op-Ed: Reputational Damage Is Worse Than Losing Money

July 2, 2025
Libyan Russian Economic Forum starts in St. Petersburg
Libya

Libyan Russian Economic Forum starts in St. Petersburg

June 27, 2025
MoI establishes Elections Security and Protection Department
Libya

Aldabaiba and Menfi stress use of polling feedback to establish consensus basis for constitutional process: report and analysis

June 26, 2025
GNU to take oath at Benghazi HoR session and budget to be approved at Tripoli session: GNU
Libya

“There is no state built by gangs and criminality, it’s built by engineers, youth, consultants, security, police and army”: Aldabaiba

June 23, 2025
GNU to take oath at Benghazi HoR session and budget to be approved at Tripoli session: GNU
Libya

187 new security posts taken over from militias – PM declares victory for the state as all vital Tripoli sites come under its exclusive control for the first time since 2011

June 19, 2025
Interior Ministry’s Diplomatic Missions Protection personnel receiving training in Ukraine
Libya

The Interior Ministry had spent LD 50 billion in 13 years with no result: Acting Interior Minister Trabelsi

June 17, 2025
Next Post

Alaseema TV reporter kidnapped in Tripoli

Gunmen try to vandalise Tripoli's Darghouth Mosque

ADVERTISEMENT

Top Stories

  • Libya Herald exclusive: Responding to the prime minister’s call yesterday to the private sector and banks to do more, leading businessman Husni Bey responds

    Op-Ed: Reputational Damage Is Worse Than Losing Money

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • All imports into Libya must be paid for through official bank transactions

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • CBL demands imports are conducted through official banking instruments and the elimination of the FX black market

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • A 247,000-bpd oil production increase would achieve US$ 6 billion annually to enhance ability to meet FX demand, maintain strength of LD and achieve economic balance: CBL ‎

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Libya’s economy showed recovery in 2024, remained resilient despite reliance on hydrocarbons and ongoing political and security instability: World Bank

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
ADVERTISEMENT
LibyaHerald

The Libya Herald first appeared on 17 February 2012 – the first anniversary of the Libyan Revolution. Since then, it has become a favourite go-to source on news about Libya, for many in Libya and around the world, regularly attracting millions of hits.

Recent News

A 247,000-bpd oil production increase would achieve US$ 6 billion annually to enhance ability to meet FX demand, maintain strength of LD and achieve economic balance: CBL ‎

Op-Ed: Reputational Damage Is Worse Than Losing Money

Sitemap

  • Why subscribe?
  • Terms & Conditions
  • FAQs
  • Copyright & Intellectual Property Rights
  • Subscribe now

Newsletters

    Be the first to know latest important news & events directly to your inbox.

    Sending ...

    By signing up, I agree to our TOS and Privacy Policy.

    © 2022 LibyaHerald - Powered by Sparx Solutions.

    Welcome Back!

    Login to your account below

    Forgotten Password? Sign Up

    Create New Account!

    Fill the forms below to register

    *By registering into our website, you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
    All fields are required. Log In

    Retrieve your password

    Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

    Log In
    No Result
    View All Result
    • Login
    • Sign Up
    • Libya
    • Business
    • Advertising
    • About us
    • BusinessEye Magazine
    • Letters
    • Features
    • Why subscribe?
    • FAQs
    • Contact

    © 2022 LibyaHerald - Powered by Sparx Solutions.

    This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.