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Number of Displaced Libyans Declining: UN Migration Agency
Libya - 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.
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IOM, UNHCR Pledge Increased Support for Libya
Switzerland - IOM and UNHCR on Tuesday presented their plans for expanding operations in Libya and enhancing their support to those affected by the ongoing conflict.
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UN Migration Agency (IOM) Improves Living Conditions for Detained Migrants in Libya
Libya - The UN Migration Agency (IOM) completed the rehabilitation of two out of four Libyan detention centres to improve the living conditions of its detained migrants.
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IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix: 381,463 Migrants in Libya
Libya - IOM, the UN Migration Agency has found that the trip to Libya is reportedly costing more for a larger proportion of migrants from Sudan and Nigeria.
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IOM Libya Helps 421 Stranded African Migrants Return Home
Libya - On 25 April, IOM, the UN Migration Agency helped 253 stranded Nigerian migrants – 148 women and 105 men – return home to Nigeria from Libya. The group included six children, five infants and two medical cases. Most of the migrants (235) had been detained in Trig al Seka and Abu Slim detention centres in Tripoli, with the remainder living in urban areas.
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First Human Rights Trainings Held Inside Libyan Detention Centres Since 2014
Libya - IOM is currently providing human rights training sessions in five Libyan detention centres, the first such trainings since 2014.
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IOM Assists 462 Stranded West African Migrants to Return Home from Libya
Libya - On 13 April, IOM helped 156 stranded migrants – 145 men and 11 women – return home to Cote d’Ivoire from Libya. The group included two unaccompanied children, both of them female.
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IOM Libya DTM Report: 294,436 Internally Displaced, 196,852 Return Home
Libya - IOM Libya’s latest Displacement Tracking Matrix Mobility Tracking report shows that there are 294,436 IDP individuals residing in 89 baladiyas (municipalities) across the country and 196,852 individuals who have returned to their homes across 30 baladiyas.
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IOM Learns of 'Slave Market' Conditions Endangering Migrants in North Africa
Libya - Over the past weekend, IOM staff in Niger and Libya documented shocking events on North African migrant routes.
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IOM Assists 170 Stranded Migrants to Return to Gambia from Libya
Libya - On Tuesday, 4 April, IOM helped 170 stranded Gambian migrants – 158 men and 12 women – return home to Gambia from Libya. There were also 11 children and two infants among the 170 migrants, including six unaccompanied male minors who were also on board the flight.