July 24

• Libya: Helping People Resume Normal Life [press release]

  Despite the unstable environment, Libyans are striving to resume normal life. The ICRC and the Libyan Red Crescent continue to provide urgent aid as needed, to promote detainee... Read more »

March 07

• Libya: Thousands Need Help Following Tribal Clashes in Nafusa Mountains [press release]

  Over the past three days, thousands of people have been displaced by tribal clashes in Libya's Nafusa mountains. In cooperation with the Libyan Red Crescent, the International... Read more »

February 22

• Libya: First-Aiders On the Front Line [press release]

  Health personnel and emergency services played a crucial role in saving lives during the 2011 Libyan conflict. For more than a year, ICRC first-aid delegate Abdulbadih El Dada... Read more »

February 20

• Libya: What the ICRC Did in 2012 [press release]

  Supporting the Libyan Red Crescent Society (LRCS) Read more »

January 17

• Libya: Libya - Preparing for the Future While Dealing With the Present [press release]

  The ICRC and the Libyan Red Crescent are helping the Libyan people to prepare for any future crisis, while continuing to meet urgent needs in terms of food, water and other things... Read more »

December 04, 2012

• Libya: ICRC Trains 120 Doctors in Treatment of Weapon-Related Wounds [press release]

  The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Libyan Ministry of Health and the Libyan Red Crescent will hold a two-day seminar in Tripoli on 5 and 6 December to train... Read more »

November 12, 2012

• Africa: New ICRC Website Reunites Dispersed Families [press release]

  "The new website will change the way people go about getting back in touch with family members they've become separated from," said Olivier Dubois, deputy head of the Central... Read more »

November 09, 2012

• Libya: Man Reunited With Family After 43 Years Apart [press release]

  On the occasion of the launch of its new restoring family links website, the ICRC presents the story of a Libyan refugee in Switzerland who is reunited with his family after 43... Read more »

October 26, 2012

• Libya: 10,000 Receive Aid After Fighting [press release]

  The humanitarian situation remains difficult for the people of Bani Walid in Libya. To help those who fled the city after heavy clashes this week, the International Committee of... Read more »

October 23, 2012

• Libya: More Aid Distributed As Fighting Drags On in Bani Walid [press release]

  The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), together with the Libyan Red Crescent, began distributing aid today to thousands of people who have fled their homes in Bani... Read more »

October 20, 2012

• Libya: Libya - Futher Medical Supplies for Beni Walid [press release]

  On 19 October, ICRC staff went into the town of Bani Walid, for the second time in the last 10 days, to assess the medical situation and bring help to those in need. During the... Read more »

October 17, 2012

• Africa: Libya - Facts and Figures, January - September 2012 [press release]

  Facts and figures relating to ICRC activities carried out in Libya between January and early October 2012. Read more »

October 11, 2012

• Libya: Libya - Medical Supplies Delivered to Bani Walid Amid Tensions [press release]

  Following appeals from civilians in Bani Walid, in western Libya, medical personnel from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) went to the city yesterday to provide... Read more »

August 30, 2012

• Libya: Libya - Thousands Search for Missing Relatives [press release]

  As Libya recovers from the 2011 conflict, wounds remain raw. On the international day of the disappeared, thousands of Libyan families still do not know what happened to relatives... Read more »

August 15, 2012

• Libya: ICRC Still Committed to Respond to Needs of the Population [interview]

  Following repeated attacks against its premises in Benghazi and Misrata, the ICRC is temporarily suspending its activities in the east and centre of the country. The ICRC's... Read more »

August 08, 2012

• Libya: Iranian Red Crescent Delegation Seized [press release]

  Seven members of the Iranian Red Crescent on an official visit to Libya were taken by force in Benghazi by unknown armed men on 31 July. Read more »

August 05, 2012

• Africa: Violent Attacks Against Staff Strongly Condemned By ICRC [press release]

  At approximately 6.45 a.m. today, unknown individuals, using various kinds of heavy weaponry, attacked the residence of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in... Read more »

July 10, 2012

• Libya: Red Cross to Host Rights Workshop for Military Prosecutors [press release]

  The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is holding a workshop in Benghazi on 10 and 11 July for 20 military prosecutors from the east of the country. Read more »

July 01, 2012

• Libya: Lebanon - What the ICRC Is Doing to Help Syrian Wounded and Refugees [press release]

  Since September, the ICRC has: Read more »

July 03, 2012

• Libya: Aid Delivered to Migrants in the South [press release]

  Over the past few days, with support from the Libyan Red Crescent, the International Committee of the Red Cross has delivered food packages and other essential items to about 1,100... Read more »

June 26, 2012

• Libya: Armed Forces and ICRC Sign Agreement [press release]

  The Libyan Armed Forces and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today signed a memorandum of understanding under which the ICRC will provide support for the... Read more »

April 12, 2012

• Libya: ICRC Continues to Respond to Emergencies [press release]

  The conflict has ended but many humanitarian needs remain. Read more »

April 11, 2012

• Libya: International Committee of the Red Cross's Front-Line Footage Receives Webby Award Distinction [press release]

  The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been selected as an official honouree by the 16th Annual Webby Awards for its short documentary depicting the dangerous... Read more »

March 26, 2012

• Africa: Unexploded Munitions Scar Bodies and Minds [press release]

  Libya's recent conflict has left behind huge quantities of unexploded shells, mines and ammunition. The temptation to play with these items is sometimes irresistible, and the... Read more »

February 24, 2012

• Libya: Patients Evacuated After Violent Clashes [press release]

  The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today completed the evacuation of 28 sick or severely wounded people following recent violent clashes in Al Kufra, south-eastern... Read more »