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While consequences of years of armed conflict continue to linger -access to basic services such as healthcare, water and electricity remain scarce, presence of unexploded ordnances in many urban areas pose risks to life and limb, and the unknown fate of the many missing still bears heavily on families- the general humanitarian situation in Libya saw progressive improvement, with people requiring humanitarian aid decreasing.
In line with that improvement and ICRC’s mandate, the ICRC in Libya shifted its programmes from short-term emergency relief projects to more resilience-strengthening and sustainable impact activities, placing its unique Protection and IHL activities at the fore. The ICRC is focused on reinforcing the capacity of the most affected people and of essential services necessary for their coping, amidst decreased economic resources and damages to infrastructure, while at the same time retaining an ability to support a response to acute needs that may still occur.
The ICRC, in partnership with the Libya Red Crescent Society (LRCS), continued to implement joint activities to deliver needed assistance and protection responses to conflict affected communities.