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UN Migration Agency, Libyan Ministry of Labour Take Step Towards Labour Migration Management
Tripoli – This week, IOM, the UN Migration Agency and the Libyan Ministry of Labour took the first steps towards developing a labour migration strategy. Over three days beginning on Sunday (11/02), the Libyan Minister of…
UN Migration Agency Assists Survivors as Migrants Perish in Libya Truck Accident
Tripoli - At nearly 3:00am on 14 February, a truck accident occurred, leaving 19 people dead and 49 people injured near Bani Waleed in Libya. The migrants on board reported that 180 people were crammed into the truck's cargo…
Over 1,000 refugees evacuated out of Libya by UNHCR
Since November, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has evacuated over 1,000 highly vulnerable refugees out of Libya and is looking for durable solutions for them in third countries. On Tuesday, a flight departed from Tripoli bound…
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Health Workshop on Developing National Action Plan for Antimicrobial Resistance in Libya
Tunis, Tunisia, 4-7 February 2018 - The World Health Organization, in collaboration with the Libyan ministry of health and the National Center of Disease Control (NCDC), conducted, on Sunday 4 February 2017, a Health…
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UNSMIL statement on the return of Tawergha IDPs
2 February 2018 - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) deeply regrets that families from the Tawergha community were prevented from returning to their homes by some extremist elements. Furthermore, the Mission…
Government of Italy and UNICEF join efforts to promote positive peace for Libyan youth
Tunis, 2 February 2018 - 180 Libyan youth are to take part in an initiative for promoting positive peace, through new funding totalling 545,000 USD provided by the Italian Government to UNICEF in the context of the Nicosia…
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Over 200 Tonnes of Explosive Remnants of War Destroyed to Prevent Loss of Life
Misrata, 1 February 2018 - At the end of January 2018, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) completed phase one of its initiative to destroy Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) which have been endangering the lives of…
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Training of trainers to manage the green scale insect pest on date palms in Libya
FAO and IOM enhance Libya's Agriculture Sector's Resilience to Crop Pests Tunis, 30 January to 3 February 2018 - 29 participants from Libya are attending a five day “Training of Trainers” exercise for better management and…
UNICEF: 378,000 children in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance in Libya
Tunis, 30 January 2018 - After seven years of conflict, the humanitarian situation in Libya continues to deteriorate with 378,000 children in need of life-saving assistance and protection throughout 2018. “2018 is a pivotal…
WHO responds to humanitarian needs in Benghazi, following deadly double bombing
World Health Organization (WHO) strongly condemns the double car bombing in Al-Salmani district in Benghazi on 23 January 2018 which killed and injured scores of civilians. WHO extends its condolences to the victims' families…