Libya 2011
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Read more about our 6 June Meeting with OCHA, our 8 May Humanitarian Coordination Meeting, our 24 March Cairo Conference and phone conference with key humanitarian actors operating in the region. We have facilitated a series of workshops for CSOs in Libya.
Background
Following the unrest in Libya, in first instance there was an influx of migrants at the borders with Tunisa and Egypt. The people were migrant workers from neighbouring countries such as Egypt, Tunisia, Niger and Mali and are determined to reach their homes, out of harm's way.
However, due to the massive influx of people, the border authorities' capacity was already stretched to the maximum, therefore the people were stuck between borders in no man's land. When they did manage to cross the border, they had to wait for further transportation to their destination, creating the need for vast temporary refugee camps.
International NGOs working in the area, such as ICRC and its local partners have identified the following needs: food assistance, emergency sanitation, access to clean water, shelter and non food items, primary healthcare and medical supplies, logistics and transport and coordination and telecoms and mapping support.
Some of The Humanitarian Forum's members
are on the field, offering much-needed relief:
ICRC medical teams joined forces with Libyan medical and surgical teams in Benghazi and Ajdabya.
Mercy Corps has sent a team of experts to Libya to assess how the agency might help address urgent needs.
The IHH Team is helping the people at the Libyan-Tunisian border by providing food and drink to 7000 people every day. The team is also distributing food, water, blankets, powdered milk and diapers to both the people crossing into Tunis and the people waiting at the border since they cannot go back to their countries.
Islamic Relief has provided shelter and food to refugees fleeing the country on the eastern border with Egypt. In addition, the organisation delivered medical supplies to Al-Jalaa Hospital in Benghazi. A shipment of baby milk and food items has also been distributed to Libya's eastern towns.
Access Reports and Resources on the Libyan Crisis or Humanitarian Projects and Proposals.
Download the May issue of our "Working together for Libya" leaflet. The April issue can be accessed here.
Steve Haley, a Mercy Corps aid worker that attended our 24 March Cairo Conference, gives an emotional account of the horrors in Misrata, Libya here.
See a clip in Arabic detaling OIC and Arab League's humanitarian partnership and activities in Libya.
After the unrest, the fabric of Libya's civil society and infrastructure is in need of rebuilding. Read more about the road ahead for Libya:
IRIN:ARCHIVE
ICRC
- 12th August 2011: Press release named 'Libya: humanitarian challenges six months on'
- 19th August 2011: New Release No. 11
- 15th August 2011: Middle East and North Africa Report N°107 (In Arabic)
- 24th August 2011: Libya: Ensuring a Smooth and Peaceful Transition into the Post-Qaddafi Era
International medical Corps
- 31st August, 2011: Libya, Egypt & Tunisia SitRep 76
- 15th August 2011: Migration Crisis from Libya
- 21st August, 2011: Migration Crisis from Libya - IOM Middle East North Africa Operations - Daily Statistical Report
- 22nd August 2011: IOM Chartered Boat En Route to Tripoli to Begin Pilot Evacuation of Stranded Migrants
- 23rd August,2011: Migration Crisis from Libya - IOM Middle East North Africa Operations - Daily Statistical Report
- 26th August, 2011: Second IOM-Chartered Boat Leaves for Tripoli as First Group of Migrants Are Safely Evacuated
- 29th August, 2011: Migration Crisis from Libya - Daily Statistical Report
- 30th August, 2011: Migration Crisis from Libya - IOM Middle East North Africa Operations - Daily Statistical Report
- 5th September, 2011: Increasing Reports of Migrants in Need of Protection in Tripoli
UN
- 22nd August, 2011: Statement by High Representative Catherine Ashton on developments in Libya
UNICEF
- 30th, August 2011: Situation Report #23 - Sub-regional Libya crisis
