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Among those deceased are 70 men, 30 women and three babies. The Libyan coast guard rescued 16 people while more than 80 bodies remain at sea.
Derna, a port city in the east of Libya, has been under siege since July 2017. Fighting has intensified since mid May as the LNA has sought to consolidate its power and expel the Derna Security Force, a recently renamed armed group previously known as the Derna Shura Council. The city has also experienced intensive aerial and artillery bombardment and ferocious ground fighting which has reached the centre of the city.
Despite being one of the most important in the region, providing services to citizens in Sebha and neighboring cities, the health center has not been fully operational since the armed conflict in 2014.
According to the survivors, people were shot while trying to escape and during attempts to recapture them. The survivors spoke of torture abuse and exploitation at the hands of traffickers   some being held in captivity for up to three years.
• Livelihoods and access to basic social services have been affected by the conflict, exposing the most vulnerable people to high risk of inadequate food consumption. This often results in people using negative coping strategies, such as spending savings, cutting the number of daily meals and reducing non food related expenses, particularly in health and education.
The survivors, mostly teenagers from Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia who were attempting to seek asylum in Europe, reported they were in the clutches of human traffickers who had sold them multiple times between Bani Walid and Nesma.
Both groups suffer from grave protection concerns in detention and in urban areas, including arbitrary detention,5 systematic exploitation and kidnapping by militia groups
The Libyan navy later announced it had rescued more than 300 migrants in three separate operations, reporting one dead and three missing.
Head of a programme on reducing illegal migration and promoting the voluntary return of Sudanese community in Libya Malik Mohamed Salih said “a truck carrying 21 Sudanese illegal migrants crashed on the highway linking Jallo and Ajdabiya towns'.
The migrants from Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia fled on Wednesday night to a mosque in the town where they were taken in by local associations and residents.
Since 2015, Darna has been besieged by Haftar's army, which demands that the Shura Council of the Mujahideen in Darna, a coalition of Islamist militias seeking to implement Sharia law in the city, leave. The army accuses the armed group of being loyal to al Qaida.
Eight of them were killed on the weekend when the violence flared in Sebha, some 600 kilometres  ( 370 miles )  south of Tripoli, the source said, adding that 18 others were wounded in the clashes.
In January, adouble car bombingin Benghazi killed at least 35 people and left more than 50 others wounded. Ahmed al Fituri, chief of a special investigation unit attached to the general command of east Libyan security forces, was among the casualties.
Many of the migrants have been trapped for more than five months in the center of Zuwara, about 100 km  ( 62 miles )  west of Tripoli, where some arrived malnourished after being held by smuggling networks, MSF said in a statement late on Thursday.
One boat carrying about 100 migrants was intercepted off the western city of Sabratha, about 70 km west of the capital, Tripoli, naval coastguard spokesman Ayoub Qassem said.
On 10 May, UNHCR evacuated 132 persons in need of international protection from Libya to UNHCR's Emergency Transit Mechanism  ( ETM )  in Niger. The group included 73 men, 31 women and 28 children from Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan.
The main reported needs of the displaced population in Sebha are drinking water, baby milk, diapers, sanitation and hygiene  ( WASH ) , food items, mattresses, blankets and cleaning materials. The reported needs in Murzuq are water, hygiene kits, baby milk, diapers, food, medical assistance, mattresses and blankets.
Roughly 800 migrant and refugee men, women, and children are detained in the detention center in the port city of Zuwara, many of whom have been held for more than five months. The situation is deteriorating daily as more refugees and migrants are arbitrarily detained, including more than 500 people in the last 15 days alone. The number held far exceeds the center's capacity, with floor space so limited it is barely possible to lie down.
Migrants are being trapped for longer by armed groups that are trying to extort more money from them through torture, said two volunteers who work with migrant communities in the capital, Tripoli.
He attributed the change to the accelerating repatriation of migrants, particular by the International Organization for Migration  ( IOM ) . Several African countries have also repatriated hundreds of their nationals, particularly since a CNN report showing what appeared to be a slave market in Libya. Bishr said many of the migrants still in the country, particularly from Ethiopia, Somalia or Eritrea, are recognised by the United Nations as refugees and are waiting to be sent to third countries.
On 24th of February, clashes between armed groups in Sebha resulted in the displacement of 100 households in El Kahira Muhalla. The families were displaced within the same baladiya and their reported needs were non food items  ( NFIs ) . As of 8 March, 720 households were displaced to the Muhallas of Al Minshiyah, Sakra Mahdia and to the baladiya of Ubari as a result of continued armed clashes in the city of Sebha.
In Tripoli, the SDF, the CS/AS, the TRB and other armed groups apprehend suspects from their homes, workplaces, checkpoints or streets, without presenting arrest or search warrants. They frequently refuse to identify themselves.
Successive governments in Tripoli have allowed the armed groups to arrest opponents, activists, journalists and politicians, while paying the fighters salaries and providing them with equipment and uniforms, it said.
But they need so much more. Basic hygiene and health care. And education, so that they don't fall behind. Some children have stayed in such centers for years, without a single book to read or to learn from.
Schools reopened their doors in Ubari, Libya, after being closed for more than a year. The war forced many families to move to other cities like Sebha, Tripoli, Murzuq and Ghat, searching for centers where their children could continue their learning. Now the classrooms in Alqurania, Almarkazia and Althanwia schools are full of life.
The majority of civilian casualties were caused by shelling  ( two deaths and seven injuries ) , followed by gunfire  ( two deaths ) , explosive remnants of war  ( ERW, one death ) , and vehicle borne improvised explosive devices  ( VBIED, one injury ) . The exact causes of one death and three injuries was unknown
Though many IDP households had initially been housed in public schools, many have since been removed from these schools to enable them to reopen for the academic term. In assessed mahallas, roughly half  ( 40 60% )  of recently displaced IDPs were living in rented accommodation in their areas of displacement, with an additional 35 45% living in camps or urban informal settlements
Life for people living with HIV in Benghazi has been further aggravated by the 7 year old conflict, which has led to the gradual collapse of the health system limiting access to life saving ARVs. The Benghazi Centre for Immunology and Infectious Diseases has witnessed one death as a result. Furthermore, 7 patients have been admitted to the intensive care unit with active HIV/AIDS and its complications due to the shortages of ARVs.
IOM, UNICEF and UNHCR are enhancing migrant and refugee child protection measures in Libya. In March 2018, IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix identified some 29,370 unaccompanied migrant children in Libya – although the real figure could be much higher.
As of 9 April 2018, the Libyan Coast Guard  ( LCG )  has disembarked 4,034 refugees and migrants at sea. UNHCR and its partner International Medical Corps provided primary healthcare, hygiene kits and identified persons in need of international protection both at the disembarkation point and at the detention centre where they were subsequently transferred by the authorities. In line with recent movements, boats have been departing from areas west of Tripoli near Zwara and areas east of Tripoli near Garabulli. Three quarters of all disembarkations have been made at the Tripoli Naval Base/Abu Sitta.
Support is also given through in kind distributions, for example, to help refugees cope with the winter months or to prepare for the beginning of the school year. In 2017, 8,231 POCs received non food items in CDCs and through outreach activities in and around Tripoli.
Approximately 600 families, mainly in Sebha due to the ongoing tribal clashes between Awlad Sulieman and the Tebu tribes
The migrants intercepted about seven miles off the western town of Zuwara on Monday included 35 women and 16 children, coastguard spokesman Ayoub Qassem said in a statement. They were mostly from four sub Saharan countries: Chad, Nigeria, Mali, Ivory Coast.
So far in 2018, 3,636 refugees and migrants have been disembarked in Libya by the Libyan Coast Guard. The latest intervention took place on 16 March when 89 refugees and migrants were disembarked in Tripoli.
Despite a significant decrease in arrivals in Europe in 2017, refugees and migrants continue to put themselves at serious risk, both on land and at sea. In 2017, an estimated 2,800 refugees and migrants perished or went missing during attempted crossings of the Mediterranean sea. It is estimated that many more have died on their way crossing the desert due to the many dangers faced along the route.
Shelters in Libya are crowded with thousands of illegal immigrants rescued at sea or arrested by the Libyan security services.
Today, UNHCR appealed for more resettlement places for refugees after reports of some 160 new deaths on the Mediterranean. UNHCR renewed its appeal for help in saving human lives by offering more resettlement places and other safe alternatives to protection for refugees, including through family reunification. This week alone, some 160 people were reported dead or missing in three separate incidents in the Mediterranean Sea.
In Sabratha, both the main hospital and the oncology hospital received 1 water tank of 10.000 litres capacity each, for the desalination Unit. In addition, the public polyclinic and the public clinic received one 5000 litres capacity water tank for each facility, to provide drinking water to the patients and for different uses inside the centres.
As of 28 February 2018, the Libyan Coast Guard  ( LCG )  rescued/intercepted a total of 2,656 refugees and migrants in different locations along the Libyan coast. Last year the LCG rescued/intercepted a total of 15,358 refugees and migrants at sea. So far in 2018 Libyan authoriries have recovered 21 bodies while attempting to cross the Mediterranean towards Europe.
Meanwhile residents in southern Tripoli continue to bear the brunt of the infighting, with many forced to flee their homes.
By the new increase, a ticket from Libya to Tunisia will cost over 1700 dinars while it costs now about 500 dinars, whereas a ticket to Turkey from Libya will coast over 2700 dinars, knowing that it costs now about 1000 dinars.
On 25 September, after a successful test flight, the UN Humanitarian Air Service  ( UNHAS )  Libya, managed by WFP, launched its first official flight between Tunisia and Libya. The flight, which serves the humanitarian and donor community, is currently flying three times per week to Tripoli and Misratah. Flight frequency and destinations will increase based on access needs and demand.
TheNivin, acting on instructions from the Italian Maritime Rescue Coordination Center, had rescued 95 people from a sinking rubber boat in international waters off the Libyan coast on November 7 and subsequently docked at the port of Misrata on November 10.According to the UN, the group includes Ethiopian, Eritrean, Somali, South Sudanese, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi nationals.
As of 5 November 2018, 12 states have committed 3,886 resettlement places for the Libya Niger situation. The 12 States are Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Out of these pledges, 1,090 are allocated for resettlement processing directly from Libya. UNHCR calls on countries to provide additional resettlement opportunities for vulnerable persons of concern in Libya.
The charter carried 120 migrants  ( 75 men, 30 women, 6 children and 9 infants )  to Lagos. IOM will be working closely with the local authorities to ensure they reach all stranded migrants in the south who are interested in VHR assistance
Due to the ongoing conflict and political instability the country is witnessing, healthcare facilities in Libya have struggled to maintain an adequate stock of medical equipment and, thus, provide necessary health care to populations in need.
UNSMIL documented civilian casualties in Benghazi  ( four killed and one injured ) , al Fuqha  ( four killed ) , and al Zawiya  ( one injured ) .
The initial group of 97 people on board the Nivin should not have been returned to Misrata but brought to a port of safety in accordance with international and maritime laws. Based on official UNHCR positioning, Libya cannot be considered as such.
Abdul Karim and the other evacuees were previously held in Triq Al Sikka and Abu Salim detention facilities in Libya. Forty one of those evacuated yesterday were unaccompanied children. Most were detained after being intercepted or rescued at sea during attempted crossings from Libya to Europe.
A total of 2,895  ( 1,400 male and 1,495 female )  vulnerable children, men and women living in Tripoli's Internally Displaced People  ( IDPs )  camps and detention centers were provided with increased access to basic water and sanitation services
Evidence shows that a number of boys and girls, particularly among the migration communities and those living in hard to reach and conflict affected areas of the country, have not been vaccinated.
On the same day, 85 refugees from Syria, Sudan and Eritrea departed on two flights from Tripoli to Timisoara, Romania, with the assistance of IOM, the UN Migration Agency. They will be hosted temporarily at UNHCR's Emergency Transit Centre before flying onwards to Norway for resettlement. As of 17 October, UNHCR evacuated 2,082 individuals out of Libya  ( 1,675 to Niger, 312 to Italy and 95 to Romania ) . UNHCR also submitted 930 individuals for resettlement directly from Libya to seven States  ( Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland )
Fourteen people who agreed to leave the ship yesterday have been taken to a detention centre – among them is a four month old baby.
Approximately 5,500 individuals returned to their homes in Abusliem due to the end of clashes; reported needs include food and NFIs. An estimated 3,500 Migrants returned to Abusliem since there are no longer clashes in the municipality
During the reporting period, 174 refugees and migrants  ( 163 men, eight women and three children )  disembarked in Alkhums  ( 97 km southwest of Tripoli )  and Zawia  ( 45 km west of Tripoli ) . The group was comprised mainly of Bangladeshi and Sudanese nationals. UNHCR and its partner International Medical Corps  ( IMC )  provided core relief items  ( CRIs )  and vital medical assistance both at the disembarkation points and in the detention centres to which individuals were subsequently transferred by the authorities
In 2017 the majority of households with school aged children  ( 87.3% )  reported facing no barrier to accessing education; IDP households were more likely to report barriers. For those that did report barriers, the most common challenges were the distance to school and not being able to afford educational services –
The primary needs of Libya's internally displaced population were identified to be food, shelter and access to health services, while for returnees NFIs, WASH and education were identified as most commonly cited priority needs.
On 7 September, UNHCR opened its office in Sarraj to provide water, food, core relief items, registration and psychosocial support to refugees and asylum seekers living in the urban community. Among them, Sudanese, Somali and Eritrean nationals. The same services will be offered on 8 September. UNHCR's Community Day Centres will re open on Sunday 9 September, following a period of closure due to recent clashes in Tripoli.
Since 27 August, over 2,000 households have been forced to flee their homes and seek safety in other parts of Tripoli, Tajoura, Tarhouna and Bani Walid.
Hundreds of families have been displaced by the violence and many others are stranded. Approximately 60 families sought refuge in four centres opened by the Libyan authorities. An assessment is ongoing to identify vulnerable displaced people in need of emergency assistance.
Many migrants from Libya often opt to return home after arriving in Niger by land, from where IOM organizes their onward transportation to their countries of origin. In 2018  ( January–July ) , IOM returned 2,175 migrants from Niger to their homes  ( 1,443 by charters and 732 by commercial airlines ) .
More than 370,000 displaced Libyans returned to their homes in May and June   and they gave education as a major reason, alongside access to health services and security. In fact, a third of returnees who were surveyed listed education as the number one cause for going back.
Since mid 2014, fighting in populated areas has continued across Libya, leading to civilian casualties, attacks on health staff and health facilities, and resulting in mass displacement. In the last 12 months alone, an estimated 1.1 million people have been directly affected by the ongoing crisis and are in need of health aid, including more than 180 000 people who are internally displaced.
Ongoing clashes between warring groups broke out in the suburbs south of Tripoli on Monday. According to the health ministry, some 100 people have been wounded in the unrest.
The current security situation forced families to flee for safety. As part of its humanitarian response IOM provided mattresses, blankets and hygiene kits to displaced Libyan families who were able to seek shelter in a school in Tripoli. The humanitarian situation and needs of these families are being assessed by IOM.
UNHCR is distributing basic aid items, including blankets, while IOM is providing mattresses, food and water. MSF is providing water, food and first medical consultations.
A local tribal elder, speaking on condition of anonymity, says Ansar al Sharia, the Libyan al Qaeda affiliate, came to prominence in 2012, and aid organisations that had been working in the area moved their offices elsewhere.
On 9 August 2018 the militia who controlled Abuselim area entered the settlement and arrested 80 persons including elderly and community leaders  ( 14 elderly and 66 young men ) . They asked the IDPs to leave the settlement or to hand over a number of individuals wanted by the militia. The incident has negatively impacted the IDPs community and some IDP families fled the IDPs settlement and they are looking for accommodation in Tripoli area.
UNSMIL documented civilian casualties in Tripoli  ( two killed and five injured )  and Benghazi  ( one killed )
According to the 2018 Humanitarian Needs Overview, 1.1 million people, of whom 378,000 are children and 307,000 are women of reproductive age  ( 15 49 ) , require life saving humanitarian assistance and protection.
On 12 July, UNHCR visited displaced communities  ( IDPs )  in Zintan  ( 180 km southeast of Tripoli ) , located in the Nafusa Mountains. UNHCR met with local authorities and displaced families to discuss protection needs. Moving forward, in coordination with local authorities, UNHCR will provide humanitarian assistance to the community in the form of non food items and will also implement quick impact projects  ( QIPs )  that will benefit both the hosting community and IDPs. So far in 2018, UNHCR implemented 75 QIPs and distributed non food items to over 31,000 IDPs and returnees. UNHCR also provided cash based interventions to 12,686 individuals.
Across Libya, due to inflation, the MEB reached a median cost of 633.28 LYD  ( +2.7% ) . In comparison with May, the greatest growth was in the east  ( +4.7% ) . Despite decreasing prices in the south  (  2.0% ) , the median MEB remained significantly higher than in the west and the east.
Due to conflict and political instability, WFP, along with the entire Libya United Nations Country Team  ( UNCT ) , had been operating remotely from Tunisia since 2014. WFP was able to open an office in Tripoli in February after as the security situation improved. Last week's meetings were greeted as a first step towards providing direct support to the eastern part of Libya.
While access to Zwara remains hazardous, in coordination and collaboration with the local authorities, MMWG members are providing emergency assistance, including immediate medical and psychosocial support, food, water and non food items.
The migrants were from various sub Saharan African and Arab countries, as well as Pakistan and Bangladesh, the statement said. They had been shut inside a refrigerated container designed for transporting meat or fish which was found just outside Zuwara, close to the Mellitah oil and gas complex.
While NGO rescue ships operating in the international waters between Malta, Italy and Libya have been accused of being a pull factor by European politicians, recent events at sea show that desperate people continue to flee Libya regardless of whether or not there are rescue ships. Violence, poverty and conflict are pushing people to risk their lives and those of their children.
The same day, a rubber dinghy with some 130 people on board sunk at a different location off the Libyan coast. Sixty survivors were rescued by local fishermen, who took them back to shore in Dela  ( 35 km west from Tripoli ) . Seventy people are believed to have drowned in this incident.
On the same day, some 300 refugees and migrants were disembarked by the Libyan coast guard at the Tripoli Naval Base, including 15 children and 40 women.
The ERW contamination level in Benghazi and its surroundings is arguably one of the highest in Libya. The city of Benghazi has been the focal point of violence and destruction in the country since the beginning of 2011. IDPs from different conflict affected areas in Benghazi are currently living outside of the city.
UNSMIL documented civilian casualties in Derna  ( 17 killed and 22 injured ) , Tripoli  ( 13 killed and six injured ) , Benghazi  ( 11 killed and 9 injured ) , Kufra  ( 11 injured ) , Sabha  ( five killed and four injured )  and al Zawiya  ( one killed and two injured ) .
The local Libyan authorities have transferred 140 people who managed to escape from the traffickers to an official detention centre in Gaser Ben Gashir, 28 kilometres south of Tripoli.
Armed groups have looted medical equipment and supplies, further draining an under resourced health care system and further limiting civilians' access to quality care. In some cases, the motive appeared to have been the diversion of medical supplies to injured fighters at field hospitals near frontlines, while in other cases motives appeared purely financial. In some cases, such acts amounted to pillage, which is prohibited under international humanitarian law
The two victims were with 114 other migrants including 21 women and four children, said a Libyan navy spokesman, General Ayoub Kacem, although he declined to say whether they had been aboard the boat seen by the Aquarius.
The hospital in Bani Walid said around 20 of them were being treated for injuries from torture.
On 21 May, UNHCR conducted three protection monitoring visits to internally displaced person  ( IDP )  settlements in Tripoli where over 750 families from Tawergha are displaced. Through meetings with the communities, the most pressing needs were identified, including access to adequate shelter. UNHCR will be distributing shelter kits in the upcoming weeks to provide increased protection, privacy and dignified living conditions.
German NGO Seefuchs said it had picked 19 other migrants headed for the Sicilian port of Trapani, where they were to be disembarked.
Another three boats with a total of more than 400 migrants on board were picked up off Garabulli, east of Tripoli.
Since November, UNHCR, with the support of the European Union and Libyan authorities, has evacuated 1,474 vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers, including single mothers, families and unaccompanied and separated children, out of detention in Libya, and relocated them to Niger  ( 1,152 ) , Italy  ( 312 )  and Romania  ( 10 ) .
Since April 18, an MSF emergency team has provided health care to the detainees in the center. Many are from eastern or western African countries, but some are from as far away as southern Asia.
Departures from Libya accelerated rapidly in 2014 as armed conflict spread, with more than 600,000 crossing the central Mediterranean in the past four years.
Despite a 19 March statement from Sebha's Office of Education directing classes to resume, KIs in all assessed mahallas continued to report that few formal educational institutions were functioning due to insecurity
However, earlier this week, the local population began using the main roads from Sabha to Murzuk. This gave UNHCR a window of opportunity to urgently deliver core relief items to the city of Murzuk where on Wednesday  ( 18 April )  370 displaced families finally received much needed aid.
Beside the distribution of the hygiene kits, UNHCR and UNFPA seize this vital opportunity to meet displaced women across the country and assess their wellbeing and the conditions they are living in, in order to respond adequately to their needs.
The Tawerghan community remains displaced following the attempted return to Tawergha from the East, South and West of Libya in February 2018. The community remains displaced in two locations, Hrawa  ( Checkpoint 40 )  and Qrart Alkataf.
In the absence of security, smuggling and trafficking networks have proliferated and wield considerable power. At smuggling hubs, migrants are held captive and experience inhumane conditions.
The primary reported needs for IDPs across the whole of Libya were access to food, health services and shelter. The main issues related to the above mentioned needs are that goods are too expensive and therefore IDPs have limit access. Other issues cited for access to health included irregular supply of medicines and low quality of available health services due to overcrowded facilities, lack of medical staff and a diminished availability of female doctors.
Number of alerts in week 14: Twelve  ( 12 )  alert were generated through EWARN.  ( details: see Alerts and Outbreaks Section ) . The health authorities of each municipality have the capacity to respond to outbreaks. The alerts were discussed with the focal person and respected surveillance officers of the municipalities.  ( Details: see Alert and Outbreak Section ) .
The Stabilization Facility for Libya  ( SFL ) , led by the Government of National Accord  ( GNA )  and implemented by UNDP, closed cracks and holes, replaced doors and windows, and renovated damaged areas in the three education centers. The reopening of the rehabilitated schools in Ubari allowed many students to come back, and they sent a call for return to many others who are still displaced in neighbouring cities.
Instability in southern Libya has drawn in fighters from Chad and Sudan's Darfur region who have battled for opposing sides in Libya's internal conflict.
Most families of people living with HIV struggle to afford the cost of treatment. In Benghazi, more than 400 people living with HIV, including children, receive treatment at the Centre.
UNSMIL documented, one death and 18 injuries in Sabha and three deaths and nine injuries in Benghazi.
On 18 April, through its partner LibAid, UNHCR provided assistance to 370 IDP families in Murzuq  ( over 180 km southwest of Sabha )  currently living in urban settings and in an empty hotel. Last week, UNHCR distributed humanitarian aid to over 5,200 IDPs in Sabha and surrounding areas in Wadi al Shatii.
UNSMIL documented civilian casualties in Sabha  ( four killed and eight injured ) , Derna  ( two injured ) , Benghazi  ( one killed )  and Ajdabiya  ( one injured ) .
IOM advocates for alternatives to detention and for the reopening of IOM's shelter for vulnerable migrants, which closed in 2011. Donors also visited Tripoli's main port where they met with the Libyan Coast Guard and saw efforts related to a rescue operation, including IOM supported primary health check ups and protection screenings.
Through its partner CESVI, UNHCR distributed cash assistance to over 600 refugee families living in Tripoli since 2017.
UNHCR and its partner, International Medical Corps, assisted disembarked individuals with primary healthcare and non food items, both at the disembarkation point and later at the detention centre where refugees and migrants were transferred. The large majority of those disembarked were Somali nationals. UNHCR noted cases of malnutrition and dehydration. Over 53% of those disembarked were women  ( 16 )  and children  ( 32 ) . In line with recent trends, the boat departed from an area east of Tripoli, near Zliten.
The situation and the needs of Tawergha community members remain stable. Damaged tents in Qararat Al Katf were replaced through humanitarian assistance, however, some families have no shelter provisions due to the limited number of tents available in the settlements
In Az Zawiyah, the main hospital received two 10.000 litres water tanks to function at the kidney unit and the gynecology ward, while 2 other 5000 litres water tanks went to the Az Zawyah Polyclinic and the main public dental clinic.
Between 11 and 18 November, prior to the forced disembarkation, MSF medical staff carried out over 90 medical consultations on board the Nivin.
A deadly Islamic State attack on NOC's headquarters in Tripoli this month “exposes the fragility of security arrangements in Libya, thereby opening a space for terrorist organizations to exist,' he said. The attack left two employees dead and dozens wounded, and Islamic State declared Libya's oil fields a “legitimate target.'
Unicef also said schools are increasingly being used to shelter displaced families, which is likely to delay the start of the academic year beyond October 3.
As of the end of September, Libya's oil production hit its highest level since 2013, NOC's chairman Mustafa Sanalla said, adding that if the security situation in the country improves, Libya's production could further rise from the recent 1.278 million bpd.
Egyptian workers taken hostage in Libya this week over a financial dispute between Libyan contractors and their Egyptian partner have been freed, a relative of one of the hostages said.
So far in 2018, UNHCR implemented 88 quick impact projects  ( QIPs )  in Libya. During the reporting period, UNHCR and its partner ACTED supported a school for displaced  ( IDP )  children in Guanfooda  ( Benghazi )  with educational equipment, including computers, printers, stationary, and recreational materials. UNHCR also improved the school's electric system. In addition, with its partner Mercy Corps, UNHCR provided medical equipment to a clinic in Sonka  ( southwest Libya ) .
So far in 2018, IOM has provided voluntary humanitarian return assistance to a total of 14,622 migrants in Libya, out of which 3,503 were Nigerian migrants. Nigeria is the top country of return from Libya, followed by Mali and Niger.
So far in 2018, IOM has provided 25,590 migrants and 107 internally displaced persons with primary medical assistance, while scaling up collaboration with Libyan counterparts and supporting the public health sector.
Since 1 September 2017, 930 individuals were submitted for resettlement to eight States  ( Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland ) . A total of 70 individuals have departed on resettlement directly from Libya to Canada, France, Sweden and the Netherlands. As of October, twelve states have committed a total of 3,886 resettlement places for the Libya Niger situation, namely, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
UNICEF in Libya continues to face a funding gap of 29 percent in its Humanitarian Action for Children 2018. Without urgently receiving additional funds, UNICEF will not be able to meet the education, health, nutrition, water and sanitation and child protection urgent needs of the 245,000 people, including 165,000 children, who are targeted in 2018
UNHCR continues to support internally displaced persons  ( IDPs )  and IDP returnees in Libya. On 14 November, UNHCR and UN partners visited Tawergha  ( 293 km east of Tripoli ) . UNHCR met with the local authorities and returnee families to assess their needs. UNHCR also visited the Al Sarraj IDP settlement in Tripoli where 40 families are living. In Benghazi, UNHCR and its partner LibAid distributed winter assistance to 2,270 IDPs.
Due to the crisis, the living conditions of migrants in detention centers has also further deteriorated, compounded by a serious food shortage. Responding to emergency requests in Tripoli, and in coordination with the Inter Sectorial Committee  ( ISC ) , in early September, WFP handed over food to UNHCR to feed 2,900 migrants in three Tripoli detention centers for one week. WFP continues to coordinate closely with the ISC for food assistance needed due to the emerging militia fighting in Tripoli.
At least 9,400 individuals reportedly returned to their homes in Ain Zara after the security situation improved in the municipality; reported priority needs include food and NFIs.
So far in 2018, UNHCR has registered 11,401 refugees and asylum seekers, bringing the total of individuals registered to 56,045.
On the same day, 85 refugees from Syria, Sudan and Eritrea departed on two flights from Tripoli to Timisoara, Romania, with the assistance of IOM, the UN Migration Agency. They will spend a few days at UNHCR's Emergency Transit Facility before flying onwards to Norway.
UNICEF is the main provider of education assistance  ( humanitarian and developmental )  in Libya, and facilitates the Education Sector Working Group under the leadership of the MoE. A small number of donors  ( multilaterals and bilaterals )  also provide support.
Most of the 5,000 families who were displaced in Tripoli due to recent clashes have returned to their homes with the exception of families whose houses were severely damaged.
Closure of Mitiga International Airport is creating challenges for the clearance and delivery of emergency health equipment, including trauma kits.
On 23 September 2018, MSF reported that the Aquarious rescue ship has rescued a group of migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean, 37 Libyans among the group; The majority of Libyans are children, unaccompanied children, women and families. The main reason behind trying to go to Europe was the ongoing conflict in Libya and discrimination against minorities in Libya
As of 6 September, the Libyan Coast Guard  ( LCG )  rescued/intercepted 13,493 refugees and migrants  ( 9,227 men, 2,071 women and 1,338 children )  at sea during 99 operations. Since the beginning of the year, 99 bodies were recovered in Libyan waters while 608 lives were lost at sea.
In addition to the deployment of 10 mobile emergency trauma teams of doctors, paramedics, essential medicines and medical equipment, DG ECHO's partners have provided medical supplies to treat 400 casualties in hospitals and to support continuity of care, in particular for the chronically ill in areas where the displaced are taking shelter.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, the Libyan Coast Guard rescued 276 refugees and migrants and disembarked them at Al Khums, 120 km east of Tripoli.
Local emergency services personnel say hundreds of families were apparently stranded because of the fighting. Around 60 families were trapped in an area known as the Suzuki Triangle, situated near Al Yarmouk Military Base, without water or bread, according to Osama Ali, spokesperson for the Tripoli Ambulance and Emergency Services.
People struggle to purchase enough food because they lack access to cash. The banking system has been disrupted due of declining oil revenues, hampering people's access to their money.
UNSMIL documented 20 additional casualties from other possible violations of international humanitarian law and violations or abuses of international human rights law in Benghazi, Sabha, Tazerbu, Zliten and Zuwara.
MSF also donated supplies to the hospital to replenish their medical stocks.
"In Khoms there are over 300 people, including very young children, locked up in an overcrowded detention center," said Anne Bury, MSF's deputy medical coordinator in Libya. "The heat is stifling; there is no ventilation and very little access to clean drinking water  [ what they get ]  is saltwater mixed with sewage. The situation is untenable in the detention centers; it's very tense, and people are exposed to abuses of all sorts. People here are desperate we're seeing detainees with wounds and fractures. There are escape attempts, and some people are on hunger strike."
On 20 June, the Libyan Coast Guard conducted a rescue operation off Garabulli, 64 kilometers east of Tripoli. The refugees and migrants rescued were disembarked in Tajoura. The survivors reported that over 50 people travelling with them had perished.
"As a result of the length of time they were suffocated, eight of them died including six children, one woman and a young man," the security directorate said, adding that gallons of petrol had been found in the container.
The main areas of clashes have been Al Hila  ( south of Derna city ) , al Fatayih  ( east of Derna city ) , and Saida Khadija, Ain Mara in the west and Dhar Al Hamr to the south west, encircling Derna city from all sides. However until 15 May, fighting was contained to areas with few civilians. This resulted in one civilian death on 8 May and temporary small scale displacement  ( 30 households )  earlier in May, as well as livelihoods damages. Multiple casualties occurred among armed forces
UNSMIL documented 46 additional casualties from other possible violations of international humanitarian law and violations or abuses of international human rights law in Beni Walid, Benghazi, Tripoli and Sabha.
Upon the completion of the aid program, it will be covering 50% of the medical needs of Sirte for over a year. The direct beneficiaries include 20,000 diabetic patients and 30,000 customers of the target health facilities.
Contrary to the prohibition of attacks against health care workers exclusively engaged in medical tasks, armed groups, including those affiliated to the State, have targeted health care providers in Libya with physical and verbal assaults, threats and intimidation.
According to Doctors Without Borders  ( MSF ) , in a statement quoting witnesses, 15 migrants were killed and 25 injured during the escape, but there was no immediate confirmation from local sources.
LNA troops operate checkpoints, severely restricting the ability of civilians to leave and enter the city. The siege is causing a spike in food prices, with some foods increasingly scarce, the two Derna residents said. They also said trash is building up in various areas, stemming from restrictions on bringing fuel into the city that municipal authorities need to provide adequate sanitation services.
On 16 and 17 May, UNHCR and its partner LibAid distributed sanitary kits to more than 540 displaced women from Tawergha and Sirte who are currently living in the city Al Jufra. This is part of a broader distribution campaign benefitting displaced women in western and southern Libya. UNHCR is continuously monitoring the conditions of IDP and returnee communities to respond to their urgent needs. So far in 2018, 19,830 IDPs and returnees received non food items. These include blankets, solar lamps, kitchen sets, baby kits, clothes and shoes.
UNHCR continues to implement quick impact projects  ( QIPs )  benefiting IDPs, returnees, refugees and host communities. On 2 May, UNHCR installed solar street lights in the Abu Sitta hospital in Tripoli. Due to continuous power cuts in the capital, this quick impact project will help provide a reliable source of electricity for the hospital. In addition, the solar street lights will help improve the security situation by increasing access to lighting during the night. So far in 2018, UNHCR has directly implemented QIPs in 16 cities and municipalities in Libya with a view to promote peaceful coexistence between the different communities. Locations include Tripoli, Benghazi, Sirte, Azzawya, Sabratha, Ubari and the Nafusa Mountains.
The displaced Libyan population in the south badly needs adequate shelter and basic household items including hygiene kits, sleeping mats, mattresses and kitchen sets. To make matters worse, humanitarian access to this part of Libya has been restricted for weeks and the situation remains extremely volatile. Many have sought refuge in local schools, hospitals and other public buildings.
European powers have also pushed to reduce flows into Libya from the south and the International Organization for Migration  ( IOM )  has flown back 25,000 migrants from Libya to their home countries since the start of last year.
From the IOM's perspective, it's important to provide information about risks but also to allow migrants to make personal decisions. One initiative the IOM uses to provide options to migrants facing difficult choices is a voluntary return program. Through this program, migrants who wish to return home can receive assistance in leaving Libya, and participate in vocational training and reintegration programs upon returning home. The IOM handles voluntary returns on a case by case basis and treats the program not as an endorsement to return home but rather as an option for those who want it.
The MSF nurse on board the Aquarius fast speed rescue boat  ( RHIB )  identified 39 medical and vulnerable cases – including one newborn, pregnant women, children and their families – who were evacuated to the Aquarius.
UNICEF is also working with partners to find alternatives to detention for children. Discussions are already underway with one municipality in Tripoli to create such a safe haven.
• Markets in all assessed mahallas were consistently functional and physically accessible to all households. All assessed food items and NFIs were reliably available, though households struggled to afford certain items, particularly chicken, eggs, sugar, flour and baby diapers.
An estimated 5000 people are in government detention and an unknown number held by private militias underwell documented extreme conditions.
WHO has recently provided the Centre with ARVs sufficient for more than 400 patients to cover the treatment for a period of one year, including pediatric preparations. This is not the first shipment, WHO Libya provided the Centre with 2 shipments in the previous year.
The donor group also held consultations with the Mixed Migration Working Group, which is comprised of UN agencies and NGOs and is co led by IOM and UNHCR, the Refugee Agency. It aims to ensure effective coordination of protection and assistance to migrants and refugees in Libya, including in detention centres, in urban areas, along the mixed migration routes from southern to northern Libya, and in rescue at sea situations.
“He looked like he had been in a concentration camp,' Ammatuna told Reuters. “All the migrants who arrived on Monday were skin and bones, and their muscles were atrophied. Obviously the conditions in Libya are inhuman.'
To date in 2018, 21 bodies have been recovered from the sea while 119 persons are declared as missing.
At the moment, the host communities in Bani Walid have been hosting the IDPs, demonstrating a high level of communal support, the Bani Walid community and the municipality have been providing assistance to the IDPs since the first day of arrival. There have been no reported conflict or tension arises between host and IDPs
But they have continued from the shoreline east of the capital, Tripoli, and dozens are thought to have died after a boat sank off Zuwara earlier this month. Zuwara was itself a major migrant smuggling hub until 2015, when there was a local backlash against smuggling after a boat thought to be carrying several hundred migrants sank.
About 40,000 refugees and asylum seekers registered by UNHCR are in Libya, the main crossing point from Africa to Europe.
Furthermore, the Sebha Medical Centre  ( SMC – the central hospital of Sebha )  was hit four times during these clashes. During two of the hits, two women were injured. The hospital has minor damage but continues to function. A mosque in the Tayouri neighbourhood was also hit and damaged, but continues to remain functioning.
While negotiations for the return are ongoing, UNHCR has led an inter agency emergency needs assessment in coordination with UN agencies, partners and local civil society organizations. The main needs reported are adequate shelter, food, baby items, hygiene kits, mattresses, blankets and primary healthcare.
So far this year, UNHCR has conducted more than 180 monitoring visits to detention centres in Libya. In coordination with IOM and through its partner International Medical Corps, UNHCR continues to provide primary healthcare and assistance to refugees and migrants in detention centres.
UNHCR is implementing quick impact projects benefiting to internally displaced persons  ( IDPs ) , returnees and host communities in Libya. This week, through its partner Mercy Corps, UNHCR completed the refurbishment of sanitary facilities serving 2,400 IDPs in the Seraj settlement. Thanks to this intervention, the community now has access to improved toilets, showers, basins and a potable water system. In the Sidi Sayah IDP settlement, where 3,000 people are currently living, UNHCR and Mercy Corps conducted a disinfestation to eradicate the spread of diseases and rodents from the location. In addition, the teams delivered school desks to the Alfatah's school in Tripoli, which currently hosts more than 700 students. Before the project implementation, there was only one desk for three students. The school had not undergone maintenance works since 2012. In coordination with Libyan authorities, UNHCR will implement more than 200 QIPs throughout 2018 to respond to the humanitarian needs of IDPs, returnees, refugees and hosting communities, in accordance with the 2018 Libya Humanitarian Response Plan.
Sabha, about 660 km  ( 410 miles )  south of Tripoli, has been a hub for the smuggling of African migrants and other contraband towards Libya's Mediterranean coast. It has seen occasional bouts of fighting linked to the wider conflict that developed after the country's 2011 uprising.
It said residents are facing food, power and water shortages, adding that the clashes have exacerbated the plight of migrants.
Delivery of humanitarian assistance commenced shortly after reported displacement to schools had occurred as well as in urban areas of Tripoli in cases where urgent humanitarian needs had been identified.
UNHCR continues to support refugees and asylum seekers living Tripoli. There are 57,644 refugees and asylum seekers registered with UNHCR in Libya. Through its hotlines, UNHCR provides counselling to persons in detention, updates on resettlement and on cash assistance, with an average of 100 calls per week. In its Community Day Centres, UNHCR and its partners CESVI and IMC provide medical assistance, psychosocial support, cash and core relief items on a daily basis.
Brief clashes erupted on Wednesday night interrupting the departure of an IOM charter flight carrying 124 Somali migrants returning from Libya.
Since November 2017, 2,082 persons were evacuated to UNHCR's Emergency Transit Mechanism  ( ETM )  in Niger  ( 1,675 individuals ) , Italy  ( 312 individuals )  and the ETM in Romania  ( 95 individuals ) .
The humanitarian community has been closely monitoring the situation since its beginning, and ensured that the necessary assistance is being provided to people on the boat. Humanitarian partners are providing water, food and core relief items to the people aboard the ship alongside medical assistance.