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Numbers of internally displaced in Libya double since September - UNHCR
30 Jun 2015 Increased fighting in Libya since the start of the year has led to a doubling in the number of displaced people in the country to more than 434,000. -
UNHCR and partners help sea crossing survivors in Libya detention centres
28 Apr 2015 UNHCR has been able to help some of the 1,242 people picked up in Libyan waters and mostly taken to immigration detention centres since mid-April. -
Picture at an exhibition opens a door for young Syrian burns victim
23 Feb 2015 When a visitor to a photo exhibit in Cairo saw an image of nine-year-old refugee Judy, she contacted a plastic surgeon who treated the girl for free. -
UNHCR delivers medical aid to hospital in Benghazi
12 Feb 2015 Working with partners on the ground, UNHCR sent medicine and medical supplies to the Benghazi Medical Centre to treat 20,000 people for three months. -
Fresh fighting in the New Year triggers displacement in Libya
16 Jan 2015 The displacement has been centred around Benghazi, Derna, and near the Gulf of Sidra in Ben Jawad and Ras Lanuf. Some 400,000 people are displaced across Libya. -
More than 100,000 Libyans flee fighting over past month
14 Nov 2014 The stepped up conflict is centred on Benghazi and Derna in the east, in the country's south-east at Ubari and in the west at Kikla. The insecurity is hampering aid operations. -
Stepped up fighting displaces tens of thousands more Libyans
10 Oct 2014 The internally displaced from 29 cities and towns need food, health care and other basic commodities as well as adequate shelter for the winter. -
Cross-border aid reaches 12,000 displaced civilians in western Libya
18 Aug 2014 UNHCR has for the first time begun sending aid into western Libya from Tunisia to help some of the tens of thousands of people displaced by weeks of fighting. -
UNHCR fears for the safety of thousands of refugees in embattled Libya
5 Aug 2014 Almost 37,000 people are registered with UNHCR in Tripoli and Benghazi, with many living in areas heavily damaged by fighting and unable to leave to safer areas.