Flood Daniel: International rescue teams begin to phase out, humanitarian response scaling up says OCHA report
In its latest update (23 to 28 September) on the humanitarian response to the Flood Daniel disaster in eastern Libya, ...
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UN’s Derna overview: Officially, only 3,958 confirmed dead and 40,000 displaced
Ten days have passed since Storm Daniel battered the northeastern coastal areas of Libya (10 September), the UN Office for ...
UN lunches US$ 71 million Libya floods appeal, WHO and Red Cross advise against mass burials
Yesterday, the UN launched a US$ 71.4 million fund appeal for the rescue effort in Libya caused by the Storm ...
Libya 2021 humanitarian response plan aims to reach approximately 451,000 people
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No let-up in Tripoli fighting as death and wounded toll rises ignoring UNSMIL call for temporary Ramadan humanitarian ceasefire
By Sami Zaptia. London, 8 May 2019: Hostilities have continued in the Tripoli fighting along the established frontlines on the ...
Indiscriminate missile attacks on residential areas have continued during Tripoli fighting in violation of international humanitarian law: UN
By Sami Zaptia. The map by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) gives an updated independent ...
37,500 displaced, 1,700 children received psychosocial assistance, health capacity affected as a result of Tripoli fighting: UN report
By Sami Zaptia. (Photo: OCHA). London, 27 April 2019: About 1,700 IDP children have been reached with psychosocial assistance and ...
Fluid fighting continues on multiple fronts – Serraj refuses dialogue as humanitarian situation worsens
By Sami Zaptia. (OCHA). London, 25 April 2019: Fluid fighting has continued on multiple fronts in and around the south ...
Amidst a fighting stalemate: The Pope calls for peace in Libya, death toll rises and a state of emergency is announced in Tripoli
By Sami Zaptia. London, 20 April 2019: As the Pope called for peace in Libya, the Faiez Serraj Ministry of ...
Nearly 16,000 displaced as Tripoli fighting continues: UN report
By Sami Zaptia. The main areas of fighting in and around Tripoli (Photo: OCHA). London, 14 April 2019: A report ...
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