Libya
IDPs tracked
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Displacement Movements
About Libya
Libya is a geographically vast country with several regions that are difficult to access. In order to understand the full scope of humanitarian assistance that is needed throughout the country, IOM established the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) programme in 2016 in order to provide a common operating picture concerning the movement of populations in Libya, allowing humanitarian actors to provide timely assistance to those in need. Following the escalation of conflict and insecurity in 2014, the security situation has remained volatile since with fluctuations in the intensity of localized clashes. Congruently, conflict has caused new displacements, often in areas ill-equipped to accommodate large population movements while also negatively impacting the large migrant population residing and transiting through Libya. More recently, the capital Tripoli was heavily affected by displacement waves in September 2018 and April 2019.
DTM’s mobility tracking and flow monitoring activities identified many migrants in-country to be in need of various forms of assistance. Libya’s geographic location, resources and work opportunities has made it both a country of destination and transit for migrants for many years. Despite the deterioration of the security situation since 2011 migrants continue coming to and transiting through Libya, the majority from Sub-Saharan and North African countries.
In this complex operating environment, DTM Libya has been providing a common operating picture concerning the movement of populations in Libya since 2016, allowing humanitarian actors to provide timely assistance to those in need. Through its mobility tracking, flow monitoring and needs assessment activities, DTM Libya has established itself as data hub for quantitative data on migratory flows to and within Libya, migrant presence in Libya disaggregated by nationality and area, as well as humanitarian needs of migrants, internally displaced population and returnees. All activities are implemented through periodical bi-monthly data collection cycles, allowing trend analysis over time to provide evidence-base for both policy-level discussions and to guide humanitarian action.
In order to facilitate humanitarian interventions, DTM works closely with IOM’s other programmes through referring identified populations in need of assistance at flow monitoring points to IOM’s Direct Assistance, Health, Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR), Protection and Migrant Rapid Response Mechanism (MRRM) programmes. Furthermore, DTM Libya supports other humanitarian partners through providing emergency tracking updates in case of sudden population movements as well as facilitating humanitarian assessments for the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) jointly implemented by IOM, UNICEF, WFP and UNFPA.
For more information on IOM's activities in Libya, please visit the IOM Libya country office website.
Contact
DTM Libya
DTMLibya@iom.int
Current Donors
- EUTF
Detention Centre Profiling is a component of IOM Libya’s Displacement Matrix programme.
أحصت مصفوفة تتبع النزوح في ليبيا وجود إجمالي 597.611 مهاجرا ينحدر أصلهم من أكثر من 40 جنسية وذلك في بلديات ليبيا الـ100 وخلال شهري مايو ويونيو من سنة 2021 وفي إطار الجولة 37 من تجميع البيانات.
This infographic presents the key findings of Round 37 of the mobility tracking component of the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) programme in Libya.
This report presents the IDP and Returnee data covering May – June 2021. The data and findings represent round 37 of the Displacement Tracking Matrix’s (DTM) Mobility Tracking in Libya.
This infographic presents the key findings of Round 37 of the mobility tracking component of the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) programme in Libya.
DTM Libya identified a total of 597,611 migrants from over 40 nationalities in the 100 Libyan municipalities in May and June 2021 during Round 37 of data collection.
Detention Centre Profiling is a component of IOM Libya’s Displacement Matrix programme.
Food insecurity in Libya remains a challenge for migrants and has been further exacerbated by the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19, which include job loss.
This infographic presents the key findings of Round 36 of the mobility tracking component of the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) programme in Libya.
This report presents the findings of round 36 of the Mobility Tracking component of IOM Libya’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) programme, covering March – April 2021.
Detention Centre Profiling is a component of IOM Libya’s Displacement Matrix programme.
أحصت مصفوفة تتبع النزوح في ليبيا وجود إجمالي 591.415 مهاجرا ينحدر أصلهم من أكثر من 43 جنسية وذلك في بلديات ليبيا الـ100 وخلال شهري مارس وأبريل من سنة 2021 وفي إطار الجولة 36 من تجميع البيانات.
This infographic presents the key findings of Round 36 of the mobility tracking component of the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) programme in Libya.
DTM Libya identified a total of 591,415 migrants from over 43 nationalities in the 100 Libyan municipalities in March and April 2021 during Round 36 of data collection.
The dashboard presents snapshot of COVID-19's impact in Libya during April - May 2021.
Detention Centre Profiling is a component of IOM Libya’s Displacement Matrix programme.
This joint study from IOM Chad, IOM Niger and IOM Libya explores the context, scale and nature of migration dynamics among these countries.
The study shows that circular migration to Libya represents a significant share of the overall migration influx to Libya, with estimates indicating that up to 13% of the migrant population in Libya could be identified as migrant workers employed on a seasonal basis and returning to their countrie
To learn more about the lives of migrants in Misrata, IOM Libya partnered with Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) to conduct a mixed-method study consisting of literature review, qualitative interviews and a quantitative survey administered to nearly 1,000 migrant
In 2011 around 40,000 people from Tawergha were forcibly displaced due to armed conflict and hostilities. The damage to public and private infrastructure has left the town unhabitable, and so far, only around 6,900 individuals have returned as of May 2021.
خلال شهري يناير وفبراير من سنة 2021 تم إحصاء 575.874 مهاجرا ينحدر أصلهم من أكثر من 41 جنسية مختلفة في جميع بلديات ليبيا الـ100 وفي إطار الجولة 35 من تجميع مصفوفة تتبع النزوح للبيانات. وتماشيا مع آخر جولة لتجميع البيانات، ظلّ عدد المهاجرين المتواجدين في ليبيا مستقرّا إلى حدّ ما في مقارنة بشهري نوف
Detention Centre Profiling is a component of IOM Libya’s Displacement Matrix programme.
يستعرض هذا التقرير نتائج الجولة السابعة والثلاثين المستخلصة من عمل وحدة تتبّع التنقل الخاصّة بمصفوفة تتبع النزوح في ليبيا والتي تغطّي الفترة الممتدّة بين
يستعرض هذا التقرير نتائج الجولة الخامسة والثلاثين المستخلصة من عمل وحدة تتبّع التنقل الخاصّة بمصفوفة تتبع النزوح في ليبيا والتي تشمل الفترة الممتدّة بين شهري يناير وفبراير من سنة 2021.
Libya - IDPs and Returnees Baseline Assessment Round 4
Jun 30 2016
A baseline assessment is a sub-component of mobility tracking. It aims to collect data on IDP, migrant or returnee population presence in a defined administrative area of the country.
Libya - IDPs and Returnees Baseline Assessment Round 3
May 31 2016
A baseline assessment is a sub-component of mobility tracking. It aims to collect data on IDP, migrant or returnee population presence in a defined administrative area of the country.
Libya - IDPs and Retunrees Baseline Assessment Round 2
Mar 31 2016
A baseline assessment is a sub-component of mobility tracking. It aims to collect data on IDP, migrant or returnee population presence in a defined administrative area of the country.
Libya - IDPs and Returnees Baseline Assessment Round 1
Jan 31 2016
A baseline assessment is a sub-component of mobility tracking. It aims to collect data on migrant population presence in a defined administrative area of the country.