31 March 2015 IOM LIBYA OVERVIEW As the seĐuƌitLJ situaioŶ iŶ LiďLJa ĐoŶiŶues to ďe ĐhalleŶgiŶg, theƌe is sill a high Ŷuŵďeƌ of ŵigƌaŶts tƌapped iŶside LiďLJa, ĐoŶsideƌiŶg that the ďoƌdeƌ ďetǁeeŶ LiďLJa aŶd EgLJpt/TuŶisia ƌeŵaiŶed pƌaĐiĐallLJ Đlosed to ŵost of theŵ. Without pƌopeƌ tƌaǀel doĐuŵeŶts oƌ iŶsuiĐieŶt ŵeaŶs to oƌgaŶize theiƌ oŶǁaƌd tƌaǀel ďaĐk to theiƌ ĐouŶtƌLJ of oƌigiŶ, ŵaŶLJ Đhoose to head toǁaƌds Euƌope aĐƌoss the MediteƌƌaŶeaŶ Sea. This is ƌeleĐted iŶ the edžtƌaoƌdiŶaƌLJ high Ŷuŵďeƌs of ŵigƌaŶts aƌƌiǀiŶg at the ItaliaŶ shoƌes ǁith appƌodž. ϭϳϬ.ϬϬϬ haǀiŶg depaƌted fƌoŵ LiďLJa aŶd aƌƌiǀed iŶ ItalLJ duƌiŶg ϮϬϭϰ. MigƌaŶts iŶ suĐh desitute ĐoŶdiioŶs, aƌe takiŶg aŶLJ ƌisks iŶ oƌdeƌ to get iŶto aŶLJ ǀessel, eǀeŶ if oǀeƌĐƌoǁded aŶd Ŷot seaǁoƌthLJ, iŶ oƌdeƌ to leaǀe LiďLJa. Bad ǁeatheƌ ĐoŶdiioŶs, togetheƌ ǁith teĐhŶiĐal ďƌeakdoǁŶs of suĐh ďoats, haǀe led to aŶ esiŵated Ŷuŵďeƌ of ϯϭϴϳ deaths last LJeaƌ. This tƌeŶd has also ĐoŶiŶued iŶ the iƌst ŵoŶths of ϮϬϭϱ, ǁith aŶ esiŵated Ŷuŵďeƌ ϯϬϬ ŵigƌaŶts haǀiŶg peƌished iŶ oŶe siŶgle iŶĐideŶt oŶ ϭϭ th FeďƌuaƌLJ ϮϬϭϱ , ǁheŶ seǀeƌal ŵigƌaŶt ďoats got iŶto diiĐulies due to edžtƌeŵelLJ ďad ǁeatheƌ ĐoŶdiioŶs iŶ the MediteƌƌaŶeaŶ Sea. SITUATION REPORT EǀaĐuaioŶ of ϳϴϴ ŵigraŶts fƌoŵ ϭϴ difeƌeŶt ĐouŶtƌies aĐĐoŵplished, ŵost of theŵ eitheƌ ǀia TuŶisia oƌ diƌeĐtlLJ out of Tƌipoli. ______________ The last ŵoǀeŵeŶt of ϭϯϬ SeŶegalese depaƌted ǀia a Đharter light out of TuŶisia. This gƌoup also iŶĐluded oŶe ǁoŵeŶ, as ǁell as ϭϯ ŵiŶoƌs, ǁho got stƌaŶded iŶside LiďLJa due to the oŶgoiŶg ĐoŶliĐt. _______________ Moƌe thaŶ ϮϲϬϬ faŵilies aŶd ϭ,ϭϬϬ ŵigraŶts haǀe ďeŶeited fƌoŵ the distƌiďuioŶ of NFI aŶd hLJgieŶe kits iŶ difeƌeŶt paƌts of LiďLJa, iŶĐludiŶg those iŶ a Ŷuŵďeƌ of ŵigƌaŶt deteŶioŶ ĐeŶtƌes. HIGHLIGHTS The last gƌoup of stƌaŶded SeŶegalese, ǁhiĐh iŶĐluded also oŶe ǁoŵeŶ aŶd ϭϯ ŵiŶoƌs, aƌe staƌiŶg theiƌ jouƌŶeLJ to ŵoǀe fƌoŵ Misƌata to the LiďLJaŶ ďoƌdeƌ, iŶ oƌdeƌ to take a plaŶe ďaĐk to SeŶegal.
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31 March 2015
IOM LIBYA
OVERVIEW
As the se u it situaio i Li a o i ues to e halle gi g, the e is sill a high u e of ig a ts
t apped i side Li a, o side i g that the o de et ee Li a a d Eg pt/Tu isia e ai ed p a i all losed to ost of the . Without p ope t a el
do u e ts o i sui ie t ea s to o ga ize thei o a d t a el a k to thei ou t of o igi , a hoose to head to a ds Eu ope a oss the
Medite a ea Sea.
This is ele ted i the e t ao di a high u e s of ig a ts a i i g at the Italia sho es ith app o .
. ha i g depa ted f o Li a a d a i ed i Ital du i g . Mig a ts i su h desitute o diio s, a e taki g a isks i o de to get i to a essel, e e if o e o ded a d ot sea o th , i
o de to lea e Li a. Bad eathe o diio s, togethe ith te h i al eakdo s of su h oats, ha e led to
a esi ated u e of deaths last ea .
This t e d has also o i ued i the i st o ths of , ith a esi ated u e ig a ts ha i g
pe ished i o e si gle i ide t o th Fe ua , he se e al ig a t oats got i to dii ulies due to
e t e el ad eathe o diio s i the Medite a ea Sea.
SITUATION REPORT
E a uaio of igra ts f o dife e t ou t ies a o plished, ost of the eithe ia
Tu isia o di e tl out of T ipoli. ______________ The last o e e t of Se egalese depa ted
ia a harter light out of Tu isia. This g oup also i luded o e o e , as ell as i o s, ho got st a ded i side Li a due to the o goi g o li t.
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Mo e tha fa ilies a d , igra ts ha e e eited f o the dist i uio of NFI a d h gie e kits i dife e t pa ts of Li a, i ludi g those i a u e of ig a t dete io e t es.
HIGHLIGHTS
The last g oup of st a ded Se egalese, hi h i luded also o e o e a d i o s, a e sta i g thei jou e to o e f o Mis ata to the Li a o de , i o de to take a pla e a k to Se egal.
IOM LIBYA— Situaio Repo t | Ma h
Co ta t: Oth a BELBEISI |Chief of Missio a d Crisis Coordi ator|+ |o el eisi@io .i t |
IOM Li a is o i ui g to dist i ute H gie e Kits a d othe NFIs to displa ed fa ilies a d st a ded ig a ts i side Li a, as ell as to assess fu the eeds. IOM is also espo di g to u ge t alls fo suppo t of ig a ts i dete io e t es, si e esou es the Li a Di e to ate fo Co ai g Illegal Mig aio a e al ost depleted.
I olla o aio a d suppo t of the I te aio al Medi al Co ps IMC , the dist i uio of NFI a d h gie e kits to ig a ts i the A u Slee Dete io Ce t e DC , follo i g a u ge t e uest the Di e to ate fo Co ai g Illegal Mig aio DCIM , aused the te po a losu e of the T aisha DC a d elo aio of the ig a ts to A u Slee a d Alza a h DCs. The de isio to lose T aisha DC, the iggest i T ipoli, as take DCIM, e ause it’s p o i it to a a ea he e a ed o li ts a e happe i g.
As Li a o i ues to e o ked i sta ilit a d iole e, IOM Li a has ee fa ilitai g e a uaio s a d etu s of ul e a le ig a ts f o su -Saha a Af i a. It took ea l hou s to i g the last of th ee pla eloads of Se egalese ig a ts f o Li a o Ma h. But ith the a i al of this last g oup i Daka F ida o i g, IOM o pleted its issio egu o Fe ua . The last g oup of ig a ts i gs to the total u e of
Se egalese aio als e a uated f o Li a IOM i a o pli ated ope aio i ol i g se u i g assista e f o the Li a Red C es e t a d Li a’s Di e to ate fo Co ai g Illegal Mig aio DCIM . Fu the lose olla o aio
as e te ded the Go e e t of Tu isia, hi h p o ided assista e to the IOM tea at the ou t ’s o de .
The passe ge s, ales a d o e fe ale, i luded i o s ho had ee detai ed i Li a late last ea . Most of the assisted IOM e e o ki g i fo all i T ipoli u il the iddle of last De e e , he the e e seized i a p e-da aid o a o pou d of uildi gs he e o e tha , su -Saha a ig a ts e e li i g. F o T ipoli the detai ees e e take to a holdi g fa ilit i Mis ata, he e o e of the Se egalese ig a ts
a aged to o ta t IOM ith a o ile pho e he had hidde he he as a ested. That sta ted a hai of e e ts that led to IOM se u i g the aid of Se egal’s Mi ist of Fo eig Afai s, hi h helped se u e t a el do u e ts fo the detai ees ho olu tee ed to etu to thei ou t . The i st light let the ai po t at Dje a, Tu isia, o Fe ua , follo i g a -hou jou e f o Mis ata to the Li a-Tu isia o de , the a lo g ait hile autho iies f o oth ou t ies e ie ed the t a el do u e ts of the e a uees. A se o d light illed ith e a uees a i ed i Daka o Ma h.
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