Libya

UNHCR's strategy in Libya, spanning 2023-2025, addresses diverse protection risks and needs of refugees, IDPs, and host communities, aiming for comprehensive solutions.

 

$67.5 million

are urgently needed from January to December 2024

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UNHCR staff take receipt of 53 metric tons of emergency supplies airlifted from UNHCR’s global stockpile at International Humanitarian City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at Benina airport, Benghazi, Libya, for distribution in flood-affected areas.
© UNHCR/Ziyad Alhamadi
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Libya comprises over 80,000 IDPs which is more than 60% of the population of concern to UNHCR in the country. The UNHCR's 2023-2025 strategy aims to address the diverse needs of refugees, asylum-seekers, IDPs, returnees, and host communities comprehensively and effectively. Developed through inclusive processes and informed by needs assessments, it focuses on protection, humanitarian assistance, and durable solutions.

Progress has been made in resolving internal displacement, with a significant reduction in IDP numbers due to improved security, although challenges remain. UNHCR will continue supporting IDPs, including those unable to return, through various interventions. The situation for refugees and asylum-seekers remains challenging, given their status as illegal migrants by Libyan authorities. UNHCR will provide essential protection and assistance services, advocate for alternatives to detention, and facilitate access to durable solutions.

Additionally, UNHCR will enhance its emergency response capacity, as demonstrated during recent floods. Aligned with UN frameworks, UNHCR's strategy emphasizes cooperation with other agencies to address key outcomes, including durable solutions for IDPs and effective migration management. Overall, the strategy prioritizes the well-being and rights of vulnerable populations while advocating for their inclusion in social and economic opportunities.

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Populations

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Population types

Note: The "Stateless" category does not include stateless people who are also in other categories, to avoid double counting. The total number of stateless, across all categories, is  .

NB: 2023 figures are planning figures.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.

Population by country

NB: 2023 figures are planning figures.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.

Population by origin

NB: 2023 figures are planning figures.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder for years until 2022, UNHCR planning figures (COMPASS) otherwise.

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Financials

Budget and expenditure trend

Source: 2024 budget and 2023 current budget are taken from the budget document approved by UNHCR's Executive Committee in October 2023.

Budget by pillar

Budget by objective

Note: The table presents the  budget for this operation broken down at the objective level. Resource allocation at the objective level is subject to change during the course of the year as the operational situation evolves and priorities shift. The current budget, reflected in the bottom line of this table, is updated on a monthly basis and is replaced by the final budget at year-end.

Expenditure by Outcome Area

Budget by Impact Area

Protect: Attaining favourable protection environments
Respond: Realizing rights in safe environments
Empower: Empowering communities and achieving gender equality
Solve: Securing solutions

Source: 2023 budget as approved by the Executive Committee in October 2022.
2022 current budget as approved by the High Commissioner as of October 2022; pending presentation to the ExCom's Standing Committee.

Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas

Source: 2023 budget as approved by the Executive Committee in October 2022.
2022 current budget as approved by the High Commissioner as of October 2022; pending presentation to the ExCom's Standing Committee.

Budget by Impact Area

Protect: Attaining favourable protection environments
Respond: Realizing rights in safe environments
Empower: Empowering communities and achieving gender equality
Solve: Securing solutions

Source: 2024 budget and 2023 current budget are taken from the budget document approved by UNHCR's Executive Committee in October 2023.

Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas

Budget by Impact Area

Protect: Attaining favourable protection environments
Respond: Realizing rights in safe environments
Empower: Empowering communities and achieving gender equality
Solve: Securing solutions

Budget by Outcome and Enabling Areas

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Latest updates

Libya Funding Update - 2024
30-Sep-24
published
2 days ago
29 September 2024
published
4 days ago
26 September 2024
published
1 week ago
September - December 2024
published
1 week ago
22 September 2024
published
1 week ago
13 –19 September 2024
published
1 week ago
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