Libya

COVID-19 Response IOM Regional Office for Middle East and North Africa Situation Report 28

International Organization for Migration This article examines social protections for migrants during and after the COVID-19 pandemic & entry requirements adopted by several MENA countries. Article

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“COVID-19 Has Only Made Gender-Based Violence More Glaring in Libya”

United Nations Part of the “Expert Platform on Gender and Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in North Africa”, this UN Women Expert Interview brings attention to gender-based violence in Libya in light of COVID-19. Article

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The Pandemic’s Ripple Effects Are Among Libya’s Many Miseries

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace This article covers how the COVID-19 pandemic has rippled across Libya’s overlapping afflictions of civil war, political divisions, economic collapse, and humanitarian suffering. Article

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COVID-19 and Civil Wars in the Arab World: the Cases of Syria, Libya and Yemen

Asian Affairs The article provides five lenses through which to explain the impact of COVID-19 and civil wars in the Arab World. Journal Article

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The Epidemiological Characteristics of COVID-19 in Libya During the Ongoing-Armed Conflict

Pan African Medical Journal This study analyzes the epidemiological situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Libya, examines the impact of the armed conflict on the spread of the pandemic, and proposes strategies for dealing with the pandemic during this conflict. Journal Article

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WHO Country Office Libya Summary Report of Activities from 1 January to 31 October 2020

WHO This report details the impact of COVID-19 on the humanitarian crisis in Libya and WHO’s operations to combat it. Report

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Libya: COVID-19 and Conflict Collide, Deepening Humanitarian Crisis

International Committee of the Red Cross This news release details the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis on deepening the humanitarian crises in Libya. Article

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Multi-sectoral Preparedness and Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Libya

UNICEF This article reports on the USAID plan to provide UNICEF with US$2 million in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Libya. Article

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Libya: Fighting COVID-19 in Times of Conflict

World Health Organization This article reports on the impact of COVID-19 on the healthcare sector in Libya and highlights some of the WHO’s responses to enhance disease surveillance and monitoring and deliver critical supplies. Article

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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Mobility of Refugees and Migrants in Libya

Mixed Migration Centre This report explores the impact of COVID-19 on the mobility of refugees and migrants in Libya. Report

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