TRIPOLI ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Libya welcomes a generous contribution of EUR 3 million from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) to support the urgent food needs of Sudanese refugees and Libyan host communities.
Tripoli, 4 November - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) received a donation of US$3.25 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance to support the urgent needs of refugees displaced by the ongoing conflict in Sudan.
TRIPOLI/LIBYA ¨C For the second time this year, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) partnered with the governments of Tunisia and Libya to provide management training for 44 Libyan entrepreneurs and government officials.
CAIRO ¨C The Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has begun providing desperately needed food assistance to more than 5,000 families displaced by massive flooding in Libya. Entire neighbourhoods in the city of Derna have disappeared, along with many of their residents, after flood waters from Storm Daniel caused two ageing dams to collapse.
TRIPOLI/LIBYA ¨C The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) ¨C in collaboration with the Tunisian Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Libya ¨C are conducting trainings for 30 Libyan youth as well as Libyan officials and NGO staff on a Japanese management improvement technique to promote economic recovery in Libya.
BENGHAZI ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Libya has welcomed a contribution of 9,000,000 CZK (approx. US$ 355,000) from the Czech Republic to support the rehabilitation of the Food and Drug Control Centre (FDCC) laboratory in Benghazi. Through this project, Â鶹ÊÓƵ aims to provide the centre with advanced equipment and technical training to improve its capacity.
Tripoli ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Libya has welcomed a contribution of JPY 200 million (approx.US$1.53 million) from Japan to implement its food distribution in the West and the East of the country. This project aims to provide food assistance to more than 10,000 beneficiaries, including vulnerable and food-insecure people, as well as schoolchildren.
CAIRO ¨C As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins, the soaring cost of food staples in import-dependent Middle Eastern and North African countries is creating ever greater challenges for millions of families already struggling to keep hunger at bay, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) said today.
BENGHAZI ¨C In partnership with the Ministry of Education of the Libyan Government of National Unity, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has launched a central kitchen project in the Garyounis School in Benghazi to provide nutritious school meals to 7000 children from 13 schools across the city.
Tripoli ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) received a €1 million contribution from the European Union to support Â鶹ÊÓƵ-led humanitarian air operations in Libya.
TRIPOLI ¨C Thanks to a EUR 370,000 contribution from the Government of France, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Libya will support 3,500 crisis-affected people in the Fezzan region in the south of Libya through agriculture and livelihoods projects
GENEVA/ROME ¨C A new report has found global hunger and population displacement - both already at record levels when COVID-19 struck - could surge as people on the move and those reliant on a dwindling flow of remittances desperately seek work to support their families.
TRIPOLI/TUNIS ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Libya welcomed a generous donation of €3.5 million from the Government of Italy to support Â鶹ÊÓƵ operations that include vital food assistance to over 60,000 vulnerable people across the country, support for emergency response operations and data collection to identify needs and guide humanitarian intervention.
TRIPOLI/TUNIS ¨C The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) are expanding their support for food insecure refugees and asylum seekers in Libya with emergency food assistance in response to the severe socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country as well as the effects of the ongoing conflict.
TRIPOLI/TUNIS ¨C UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ, Â鶹ÊÓƵ, are joining forces in Libya in a project that will aim to reach up to 10,000 food insecure refugees and asylum seekers with emergency food aid this year.
(New York/Geneva/Rome, 13 May 2020) Conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic present a significant threat to life in Libya. The health and safety of the country¡¯s entire population are at risk.
TRIPOLI/TUNIS ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) is facing a funding shortfall in Libya that risks the continuation of its operations supporting the most vulnerable communities inside the country.
