Libya
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Libyan detention centre staff receive human rights training
Feb 28, 2017News Hour: IOM has held a five-day training for managers and staff of Libyan detention centres on The Promotion and Protection of Migrants’ Human Rights inside the Detention Centres. The training was designed to build the... -
Stranded Nigerian migrants return home from Libya
Feb 27, 2017News Hour: On 21 February, IOM helped 172 stranded Nigerian migrants – 110 women, 49 men, seven children and six infants – return home to Nigeria from Tripoli, Libya. The charter flight, which was coordinated with... -
334 migrants return home to Nigeria and Senegal
Feb 20, 2017News Hour: On 14 and 16 February, IOM organized two charter flights to help two groups totaling 334 migrants to return home to Nigeria and Senegal from Libya. On 14 February, 162 migrants, including 101 women,... -
UN chief defends choice of Palestinian as Libya envoy
Feb 11, 2017News Hour: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday defended his choice of former Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad to be the UN peace envoy to Libya after the United States blocked the appointment. The decision to... -
Psychosocial support programme for migrants at Detention Centres in Libya
Feb 5, 2017News Hour: IOM has begun to roll out a psychosocial support programme for migrants at Libyan detention centres with the launch of a one-day recreational event at Tripoli’s Abu Salim centre. “We do nothing but eat,... -
Bangladeshi migrants got support to return home from Libya
Jan 26, 2017News Hour: IOM helped 46 stranded Bangladeshi male migrants return home to Bangladesh from Misratah, Libya. The repatriation – the first such operation out of Misratah since 2014 due to security concerns – was carried out... -
Libya rescue operations continue despite harsh weather conditions
Jan 16, 2017News Hour: On 12 January, during the one-day visit, IOM officials met with the leadership of the Libyan Coast Guard to discuss the outcomes of a needs assessment conducted last year. This assessment aimed to identify... -
140 stranded Nigerian migrants return home from Libya
Dec 27, 2016News Hour: IOM assisted 140 stranded Nigerian migrants, including 83 women and 57 men, three migrants in need of medical assistance, and six unaccompanied child migrants to return home to Nigeria from Libya. The IOM charter... -
Libyan plane hijackers surrender in Malta
Dec 23, 2016News Hour: Hijackers claiming to have a grenade took over a Libyan plane Friday and diverted it to Malta before releasing everyone onboard and surrendering to authorities, officials said, reports BSS. “Final crew members leaving aircraft... -
Rival militias clashed in Tripoli leaving at least 7 people dead
Dec 2, 2016News Hour: Rival militias clashed in Tripoli on Thursday leaving at least seven people dead, Libyan media said, as journalists reported hearing gunshots and explosions in the south of the capital. Tanks, trucks and heavy weapons...
