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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 
45,255
Last updated 01 Nov 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 1 Nov 2020
  34.8% 		15,736
Syrian Arab Rep. UNHCR 1 Nov 2020
  32.1% 		14,528
Eritrea UNHCR 1 Nov 2020
  12.4% 		5,613
Palestine UNHCR 1 Nov 2020
  8.9% 		4,024
Somalia UNHCR 1 Nov 2020
  5.6% 		2,549
Ethiopia UNHCR 1 Nov 2020
  2.7% 		1,204
Iraq UNHCR 1 Nov 2020
  2.2% 		981
South Sudan UNHCR 1 Nov 2020
  0.6% 		277
Others UNHCR 1 Nov 2020
  0.6% 		256
Yemen UNHCR 1 Nov 2020
  0.2% 		87


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    UNHCR Libya Update 20 November 2020 (Arabic)

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    MENA COVID-19 Emergency Education Response Update (19 Nov 2020)
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    UNHCR Libya Update 13 November 2020 (Arabic)

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    UNHCR Libya Update 13 November 2020

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    Mapping of CwC Activities along the Central Mediterranean Route
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    MMC WEST AFRICA - 4Mi Snapshot - October 2018

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    Aspirations of refugees and migrants from West Africa.
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    UNHCR Libya Update 20 November 2020

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    UNHCR Libya Update 13 November 2020

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    MENA COVID-19 Emergency Education Response Update (19 Nov 2020)
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    UNHCR Libya Update 23 October 2020

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    UNHCR Libya Update 20 November 2020 (Arabic)

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    UNHCR Libya Update 6 November 2020

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    Libya: Registration - Fact sheet October 2020

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    Refugees and asylum-seekers registered by UNHCR in Libya as of 31 October 2020
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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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    Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and neighbouring countries - Population movements since 20th February 2011 - 10 October 2011

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    Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and neighbouring countries - April 2011

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    Libyan Arab Jamahiriya - March 2011

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    Libyan Arab Jamahiriya - Dehiba border crossing area - April 2011

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    Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and neighbouring countries - Population movements since 20th February 2011 - As of 16 March 2011

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    UNHCR MENA report – Quarterly Regional Cash Assistance Monitoring Update (Q1)

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    UNHCR MENA report – Quarterly Regional Cash Assistance Monitoring Update (Q1)
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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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    A study by Clingendael, Netherlands Institute of International Relations, using data from 3,500 interviews with refugees and migrants in Libya, done by the Mixed Migration Centre through its 4Mi progr...
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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...
    Published: 8 January 2019 (1 year ago)
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    MMC - Mixed Migration Review 2018 Highlights. Essays. Interviews. Data.

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    This first publication of the annual Mixed Migration Review by the Mixed Migration Centre offers a review of mixed migration around the world focusing on key events and policy developments during the ...
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    UNHCR MENA report – Quarterly Regional Cash Assistance Monitoring Update (Q1)

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    UNHCR MENA report – Quarterly Regional Cash Assistance Monitoring Update (Q1)
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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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    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 20 November 2020 (Arabic)

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    UNHCR Libya Update 13 November 2020 (Arabic)

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    UNHCR Libya Update 6 November 2020

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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...
    Published: 27 August 2019 (1 year ago)
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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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    UNHCR MENA report – Quarterly Regional Cash Assistance Monitoring Update (Q1)

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    UNHCR Libya: Who does What Where - 2018

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    UNHCR Libya's operational presence in 2018
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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...
    Published: 2 March 2020 (8 months ago)
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