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Total IDPs in Libya JSON 
392,241
Last updated 31 Aug 2020
Source - IOM 
Total IDP Returnees (2016-2019) JSON 
493,716
Last updated 31 Aug 2020
Source - IOM 
Registered Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Libya * JSON 
45,661
Last updated 30 Sep 2020
Source - UNHCR 
* UNHCR is currently registering individuals of the following nationalities: Iraqi, Syrian, Palestinian, Eritrean, Ethiopian, Somali, Sudanese, South Sudanese, Yemeni
Registered Refugees and Asylum-Seekers by Origin JSON  .CSV 
Country of origin Source Data date Population
Sudan UNHCR 30 Sep 2020
  34.4% 		15,725
Syrian Arab Rep. UNHCR 30 Sep 2020
  31.8% 		14,517
Eritrea UNHCR 30 Sep 2020
  12.6% 		5,751
Palestine UNHCR 30 Sep 2020
  9.3% 		4,242
Somalia UNHCR 30 Sep 2020
  5.6% 		2,573
Ethiopia UNHCR 30 Sep 2020
  2.6% 		1,198
Iraq UNHCR 30 Sep 2020
  2.3% 		1,044
South Sudan UNHCR 30 Sep 2020
  0.6% 		276
Others UNHCR 30 Sep 2020
  0.5% 		248
Yemen UNHCR 30 Sep 2020
  0.2% 		87


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    Libya: Registration - Fact sheet September 2020

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    Refugees and asylum-seekers registered by UNHCR in Libya as of 30 September 2020
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    Libya: Registration - Fact sheet September 2020

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    UNHCR Libya Update 9 October 2020

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    Libya: Activities at Disembarkation - Monthly update, September 2020

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    Libya continues to be a transit point for departure from North Africa towards Europe. UNHCR's interventions at disembarkation points in Libya focus on the provision of life-saving assistance and prote...
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    Libya: Registration - Fact sheet September 2020

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    Refugees and asylum-seekers registered by UNHCR in Libya as of 30 September 2020
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    Libya: Registration - Fact sheet August 2020

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    Refugees and asylum-seekers registered by UNHCR in Libya as of 31 August 2020
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    Libya: Registration - Fact sheet July 2020

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    Refugees and asylum-seekers registered by UNHCR in Libya as of 31 July 2020
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    Libya: Registration - Fact sheet June 2020

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    Refugees and asylum-seekers registered by UNHCR in Libya as of 30 June 2020
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    Libya: Registration - Fact sheet April 2020

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    Libya - Situation Map - 26 January 2016
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    UNHCR - Libya - Niger Situation / Resettlement Update #81

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    As of 7 October 2019, a total of 45,713 asylum seekers and refugees are registered with UNHCR in Libya. A total of 3,359 individuals have been identified by UNHCR and its partners to be currently in o...
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    MMC - Southbound Mixed Movement to Niger: An analysis of changing dynamics and policy responses

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    MMC - A human rights and peace-building approach to migration governance in the Sahel Clingendael, December 2018

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    In recent years, the Sahel region has attracted the attention of European policy makers aiming to prevent Europe-bound irregular migrants from reaching the Libyan coastline. Policies implemented under...
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    In recent years, the Sahel region has attracted the attention of European policy makers aiming to prevent Europe-bound irregular migrants from reaching the Libyan coastline. Policies implemented under...
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    UNHCR - Libya - Niger Situation / Resettlement Update #86

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    As of 11 November 2019, a total of 45,215 asylum seekers and refugees are registered with UNHCR in Libya. A total of 2,351 individuals have been identified by UNHCR and its partners to be currently in...
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    UNHCR - Libya - Niger Situation / Resettlement Update #85

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    As of 4 November 2019, a total of 44,963 asylum seekers and refugees are registered with UNHCR in Libya. A total of 2,903 individuals have been identified by UNHCR and its partners to be currently in ...
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    UNHCR Libya Update 16 October 2020 (Arabic)

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    UNHCR Libya Update 9 October 2020

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    UNHCR MENA Research Project: Protection Impacts of Cash-Based Interventions with a Focus on Child Protection

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    UNHCR - Libya - Niger Situation / Resettlement Update #86

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    As of 11 November 2019, a total of 45,215 asylum seekers and refugees are registered with UNHCR in Libya. A total of 2,351 individuals have been identified by UNHCR and its partners to be currently in...
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    UNHCR - Libya - Niger Situation / Resettlement Update #76

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    As of 26 August 2019, a total of 51,118 asylum seekers and refugees are registered with UNHCR in Libya. A total of 3,405 individuals have been identified by UNHCR and its partners to be currently in o...
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    Libya/Niger situation: RST statistical update #73

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    As of 5 August 2019, a total of 50,722 asylum seekers and refugees are registered with UNHCR in Libya. A total of 3,442 individuals have been identified by UNHCR and its partners to be currently in on...
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    Libya: Activities at Disembarkation - Monthly update, February 2020

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    Libya continues to be a transit point for departure from North Africa towards Europe. UNHCR's interventions at disembarkation points in Libya focus on the provision of life-saving assistance and prote...
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