14 May 2020 Joint Statement on Libya OCHA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNFPA, WFP, WHO, IOM (New York/Geneva/Rome, 13 May 2020) Conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic present a significant threat to life in Libya. The health and safety of the country’s entire population are at risk. Conflicts Health emergencies Logistics and delivery networks Libya
24 February 2020 WFP requires funds in Libya as humanitarian needs rise TRIPOLI/TUNIS – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is facing a funding shortfall in Libya that risks the continuation of its operations supporting the most vulnerable communities inside the country. Funding Libya
18 July 2018 WFP meets with Benghazi Mayor as it expands its support to conflict-hit Libya TUNIS – Representatives of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) have met the Mayor of Benghazi AbdelRahman el-Abbar, to discuss how best WFP and the United Nations can provide support to the country. Libya
22 February 2018 WFP provides emergency food assistance to families stranded in the Libyan desert TUNIS – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has provided vital food assistance to nearly 3,000 displaced people stranded in the harsh Libyan desert as they struggle to return to their hometown of Tawargha, in Western Libya. Emergencies Libya
12 October 2017 WFP Provides Emergency Food Assistance To Families In Libya’s Conflict-Hit Sabratha TUNIS – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has started providing vital food assistance to families who have been displaced by clashes between armed groups in western Libya’s Sabratha. The area has recently experienced an upsurge of conflict. Libya
25 July 2017 WFP Welcomes Contribution From Italy For Emergency Food Assistance In Libya TUNIS – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of €1 million (US$1.16 million) from the Government of Italy that will provide food assistance to tens of thousands of Libyans affected by the ongoing conflict since 2011. Libya
2 March 2017 WFP Welcomes Japan Contribution For Emergency Food Assistance In Libya TUNIS – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$700,000 from the Government of Japan that will provide vital food assistance to tens of thousands of Libyans affected by ongoing conflict since 2011. Libya
22 June 2016 WFP Launches Emergency Operation For Egyptian Returnees From Libya CAIRO – The World Food Programme (WFP) signed today a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a three month emergency operation to support Egyptian returnees from Libya with much needed food assistance. Egypt Libya
18 April 2016 Italy Contributes €1 Million To Help WFP Support Conflict-Affected People In Libya CAIRO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of €1 million from the Government of Italy to provide much-needed food assistance for vulnerable people affected by the ongoing conflict in Libya. Libya
28 January 2016 WFP Dispatches Food To Displaced Families In Eastern Libya TUNIS – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is distributing food in eastern Libya for the first time since last June to provide one-month’s assistance over the coming four weeks to nearly 80,000 displaced people in and around Benghazi, Libya’s second largest city. Libya
21 May 2015 WFP Resumes Food Assistance To Families Displaced By Conflict In Libya TUNIS – The United Nations World Food Progamme (WFP) has resumed food assistance to support displaced people whose lives have been impacted by the continuing armed conflict in Libya. Libya Tunisia
