UNHCR Libya COVID-19 Update
Libya
Operation: Libya
Location
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Key Figures
| 2020 planning figures | |
| 90% | of IDPs will have their needs for basic and domestic items met |
| 80% | of refugees and asylum-seekers will have access to primary health care |
| 100,000 | IDPs and returnees will be assisted with core-relief items, cash-based interventions and shelter |
| 10,000 | asylum-seekers will be registered on an individual basis |
| 3,000 | vulnerable refugee cases will be identified for resettlement |
| 2018 year-end results | |
| 36,000 | people were assisted through non-food items |
| 21,870 | medical consultations and 250 referrals were provided for people of concern in detention |
| 15,250 | people of concern were registered |
| 15,000 | urban refugees were provided with emergency core relief items |
| 1,300 | shelter repair kits were distributed across three locations (Benghazi, Al Masahisa, and Tawergha), helping 6,500 people repair damage to their homes |
| 940 | people were granted refugee status and processed for resettlement |
| 410 | people of concern were screened for refugee status determination while in detention, resulting in 325 recommendations for evacuation |
Latest Updates
People of Concern
50%
Increase in
2019
2019
| 2019 | 405,499 |
| 2018 | 270,379 |
| 2017 | 375,840 |
[["Refugees",4739],["Asylum-seekers",40719],["IDPs",355672],["Returned IDPs",4369]]
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2019
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Year-end Overview
Operational Environment
In Libya, an estimated 1.1 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance according to the 2018 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO), with limited or no access to basic commodities and essential services. Among these are internally displaced people (IDPs), returnees, refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants. The people of concern to UNHCR are among the most vulnerable.As of October 2018, UNHCR has registered more than 57,600 refugees and asylum-seekers in Libya, with more than 11,000 people registered in 2018 alone. The conditions of refugees and migrants in detention centres remain of grave concern. UNHCR estimates that 5,400 individuals are detained in Libya, out of whom 3,900 are of concern to UNHCR. In addition, there were some 193,600 IDPs and more than 382,200 returnees.
It is estimated that approximately 10,000 asylum-seekers to whom UNHCR has access will be in need of registration and documentation in 2019, bringing the total number of refugees and asylum-seekers to 70,000. UNHCR estimates that between 65,000 and 68,000 asylum-seekers and refugees will be registered with UNHCR by the end of 2018.
UNHCR’s role as lead agency for the Protection and Shelter/NFI sectors, as well as co-lead agency for the Cash and Markets Working Group and the Mixed Migration response (together with IOM), makes it a key player in the coordination structure for the overall humanitarian response in Libya.
UNHCR’s strategy and priorities for 2019:
Protection of IDPs and returnees. UNHCR aims to reach all areas where displaced and returnee Libyans are living, security conditions permitting, with a view to meeting basic needs, ensuring the provision of essential services to help make returns sustainable, including through supporting the reintegration process.
- Investment in broad asylum-building and migration management efforts to address the movement of migrants and refugees who embark on perilous journeys across the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea. There is a need to create more regular and safe ways for refugees to find safety and international protection, and to address the root causes of displacement.
- Advocacy for alternatives to detention. Conditions in detention are deplorable. UNHCR is advocating for the release of refugees and asylum-seekers from detention with the aim of finding solutions for the most vulnerable.
- Increase of durable solutions in third countries for refugees in Libya.
Key priorities
In 2019, UNHCR will focus on:- Strongly advocating for alternatives to detention and explore durable solutions for refugees both in detention and in urban communities. This will be implemented through robust identification tools, solid case management and referrals. In 2019, UNHCR will continue to scale-up its resettlement and humanitarian evacuation programmes, in addition to offering the option to return to a previous country of admission. UNHCR plans to submit between 2,000 and 5,000 cases for resettlement in 2019, with the possibility to increase up to 10,000 persons over the next three years through evacuations and other complementary pathways.
- Supporting IDPs and returnees with protection, shelter rehabilitation and emergency shelter assistance. UNHCR aims to support 100,000 people of concern with shelter assistance in 2019.
- Supporting IDPs with the provision of targeted humanitarian assistance, enhanced protection monitoring and referral mechanisms and investment in social cohesion through quick-impact projects benefitting both displaced and hosting communities.
- Enhancing its response for refugees and asylum-seekers living in urban areas through its Community Day Centres and outreach teams. UNHCR will continue to carry out registration, provide medical, cash-based and legal assistance, as well as provide vocational training for people of concern. Ensuring the protection of people of concern traveling in mixed movements, through humanitarian interventions at disembarkation points, land crossings and advocacy for a protection sensitive migration management system.
