A decade of conflict left Libya’s health system on the verge of collapse. But a new peace deal has provided a ray of hope. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is helping to repair damaged medical centres, providing much-needed healthcare facilities to thousands of Libyans.

According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), more than 1,600 people lost their lives in the Mediterranean during the first 11 months of 2021. The number of deaths recorded for the whole of 2020 was 1,448.

In a region scarred by years of wars and displacement, climate change and water scarcity have become yet another threat for fragile contexts in Middle East and North Africa. In this region, populations’ ability to cope with the impacts of climate change is limited, thereby aggravating their overall vulnerability.

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), supported by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through Germany’s KfW Development Bank, has completed a number of activities addressing immediate needs in the eastern Libyan city of Derna following a deadly storm late last year.

Little to no assistance has been provided by international organisations or local civil society organisations to residents in Sidi Khalifa- The town was selected for a multi-sectoral needs assessment as part of wider efforts to highlight needs in hard-to-reach and underserved areas across Libya.

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) began operations in Libya in 2017, expanding support to internally displaced people (IDPs), returnees, host communities, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. In 2024, NRC assisted more than 119,000 individuals with education, legal assistance, shelter, cash and livelihoods services.

A year after floods devastated large parts of northern Libya, residents are showing their resilience. Homes, amenities and critical infrastructure are all being rebuilt, with help from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).

One year since Storm Daniel ravaged Libya's eastern coast, claiming over 5,900 lives and displacing more than 44,000 people, humanitarian needs remain alarmingly high.

Libya’s violent crackdown against migrants and refugees has escalated with at least six shot dead after several hundred fled a major detention centre in Tripoli on 8 October.

Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced across Libya, due to conflict, economic instability and climate change. Along with returnees and other vulnerable communities, they face huge difficulties in accessing rights, basic services and opportunities – leaving them urgently in need of humanitarian assistance.