The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) has ratified an agreement to allows for the return of the displaced population of the city of Tawergha and should implement it swiftly, Human Rights Watch said today. Some Tawerghan families intend to commence the effort to return home starting on June 22, …
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IOM: 126 refugees feared dead after shipwreck off Libya
At least 126 refugees are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after the motor of their boat was stolen, causing it to sink, the United Nations’ migration agency has said.
IOM Launches First Online Consular Service for Stranded Migrants in Libya Hoping to Return Home
The UN Migration Agency (IOM) has launched an online consular service to make the consular process easier to access and navigate for vulnerable migrants hoping to return home.
Misrata, Tawergha sign peace agreement
The final reconciliation agreement, reached by the joint reconciliation committee of Misrata and Tawergha, was officially endorsed in Tripoli on Monday, a move that would allow thousands of Tawerghan IDPs to return to their ghost town after more than six years of displacement.
NCHRL condemns European Parliament President’s call for setting up refugee camps in Libya
The National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL) expressed anger on Saturday about the call of the European Parliament’s President, Antonio Tajani, for setting up refugee camps in Libya.
IOM: Over 60.000 Libyan IDPs returned to Sirte after IS defeat
The UN International Organisation for Migration confirmed that over 60.000 Libyan internally displaced persons (IDPs) had returned to Sirte and the telecommunication as well as mobile and internet networks have been reoporated in the city for the first time in two days.
Security fears in Tripoli as Haftar widens military campaign
Thousands of displaced families living in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, fear they will never return to their homes in Benghazi.
Misrata Municipal Council says IDPs, including Tawerghans, have right to return home; extends measures against BDB
Misrata’s municipal council has said that all Internally Displaced People (IDPs) must be allowed to return to their homes, whether in Mashashia, Zintan, Rujban, Kikla, Tripoli, Tawergha or elsewhere.
Haftar’s forces nab ICRC aids truck en route to Derna
The so-called Omar Al-Mukhtar Brigade of Dignity Operation in eastern Libya confiscated aids laden in a truck for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as it was heading to Derna city.
Number of Displaced Libyans Declining: UN Migration Agency
Continuing a trend that started in late 2016, the number of Libyans displaced throughout the country has been steadily declining, as people return to areas from where they were displaced, particularly in the regions of Benghazi and Sirt.