28 February 2015

IOM LIBYA

OVERVIEW

As the se u it situaio i Li a o i ues to dete io ate, the e is sill a high u e of

ig a ts t apped i side Li a, si e the o de et ee Li a a d Eg pt/Tu isia e ai ed

p a i all losed to ost of the . Ma of the also do ot ha e sui ie t ea s to o ga ize thei o a d t a el to thei ou t of o igi .

The o se ue es ha e e a e ated the lood of ig a ts t i g to lea e Li a a d ea h Ital ia

the Medite a ea Sea. This is ele ted i the e t ao di a high u e s of ig a ts a i i g at the Italia sho es du i g this su e . Mig a ts i su h desitute o diio s isk gei g i to o e o ded a d dilapidated oats hi h has led to a esi ated u e of deaths i

. This t e d has e e o i ued i the i st o ths of , ith a esi ated u e ig a ts ha i g pe ished i o e si gle i ide t

o th Fe ua , he se e al ig a t oats got i to dii ulies due to e t e el ad eathe o diio s i the Medite a ea Sea.

SITUATION REPORT

A i st at h of st a ded Se egalese, ha i g depa ted f o a dete io e t e i Mis ata/Li a a i ed at Dje a I te aio al Ai po t, o thei a a k ho e.

E a uaio of igra ts f o dife e t ou t ies a o plished, ost of the di e tl out of T ipoli. ______________ The latest o e e t of Se egalese depa ted ia a harter light out of Tu isia, follo i g ei g t a spo ted a oss Li a f o the dete io e t e i Ka ee /Mis ata to the Tu isia o de i Ras Ajdee . Fu the ha te lights a e pla ed fo the o i g eeks. _______________

Mo e tha NFI’s dist i uted a o g people i eed i dife e t pa ts of Li a, i ludi g ig a t dete io e t es.

HIGHLIGHTS

IOM LIBYA— Situaio Repo t | Fe ua

Co ta t: Oth a BELBEISI |Chief of Missio a d Crisis Coordi ator|+ |o el eisi@io .i t |

IOM Li a is o i ui g to assess displa ed fa ilies a d st a ded ig a ts i side Li a, i o de to dist i ute H gie e Kits a d othe NFIs. IOM is u e tl i the p o ess to

i alize the se o d ou d of dist i uio of NFIs to IDPs a d st a ded ig a ts i a ious egio s of Li a.

Whi h is pla ed as the i st of a e a uaio s of st a ded thi d ou t aio als i the o i g eeks o o ths, IOM Li a o ga ized the su essful depa tu e of Se egalese e f o the Ka a ee e epio e t e i Mis ata, Li a, a d thei light ho e f o Tu isia. The e a uees a e pa t of a g oup of Se egalese IOM pla s to etu to thei ho ela d o e the e t eek, a d pe haps the i st of thousa ds ho ill e a le to lea e Li a safel ate o ths of aii g.

The g oup depa ted Mis ata o Thu sda . Fe . ate oo i th ee uses i a o o that also i luded a a ula e a d a t o- ehi le poli e es o t. The d i e to Li a’s o de ith Tu isia took a out si hou s, ith the o o a i i g sho tl efo e id ight. The e spe t the e t i e hou s i thei uses u il the lea ed Tu isia’s passpo t o t ol o the follo i g o i g.

The oo di ated ope aio i luded Li a’s Mi ist of I te io , the Li a Red C es e t, ICRC a d Li a’s Di e to ate fo Co ai g Illegal Mig aio DCIM . The e a uaio as fu ded the Eu opea U io EU a d No a . IOM’s EU-fu ded "START" p oje t: "Sta ilizi g at isk o u iies a d e ha i g ig aio

a age e t to e a le s ooth t a siio i Eg pt Li a a d Tu isia" has i ested ea l EUR illio i the egio si e . The No egia go e e t-fu ded p oje t: "Retu a d ei teg aio assista e fo

ig a ts st a ded i Eg pt a d Li a" sta ted i De e e a d has o t i uted NOK . illio EUR , to IOM etu assista e f o Li a a d Eg pt.

Fu the ha te lights a e s heduled fo the i st t o eeks i Ma h, ith the ai to etu the e ai i g st a ded Se egalese safel a k to thei ho e ou t . A o di g to ou oi e i Daka , all the ig a ts ha e

ee g a ted the su of , F CFA USD the P eside t fo thei ei teg aio .

Fu di g for IOM Li ya’s e erge y operaio s is provided y

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