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7 March 2011The United Nations Secretary-General has appointed the former Foreign Minister of Jordan, Mr. Abdelilah Al-Khatib, as his Special Envoy to Libya. He will undertake urgent consultations with the authorities in Tripoli and in the region on the immediate humanitarian situation and the wider dimensions of the... -
6 March 2011The humanitarian community launched today a Regional Flash Appeal for the Libyan crisis. The appeal requests $160,256,548 to meet the humanitarian needs of the migrants who leave Libya for Tunisia, Egypt and Niger; respond to the needs within opposition-controlled parts of Libya; access people in the... -
4 March 2011United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon convened a meeting of UN agencies and regional organizations to discuss a coordinated approach to the humanitarian situation in and around Libya. He intends to appoint a special envoy responsible for coordinating the relief effort. On 3 March 2011, several... -
3 March 2011In eastern Libya, reports were received of Government forces launching air attacks against opposition-held areas. The humanitarian impact of the attacks remains unclear. A United Nations joint rapid assessment mission, led by OCHA, is currently in eastern Libya proceeding to Benghazi to assess humanitarian... -
2 March 2011According to new estimates, up to 147,000 people have now fled Libya to Egypt, Tunisia and Niger. More than 25,000 people have reportedly crossed from Libya into Tunisia over the past two days, but thousands of people remain stuck on the Libyan side of the border, not allowed to cross and stranded without...
