Libya

Situation Report
Access
Combined access severity scores (OCHA)
Combined access severity scores (OCHA)

Humanitarian access continues positive trend

In June, a total of 168 access constraints were reported by humanitarian partners through the Access Monitoring and Reporting Framework (AMRF). This is the least number of access constraints reported for a single month since the launching of AMRF in March 2020, and a 9 per cent decrease compared with May 2021.

Bureaucratic restrictions on the movement of humanitarian personnel and relief supplies into and within Libya constituted the vast majority of the reported access impediments (67%). One of the most concerning issues for humanitarian partners remains the significant delays in the issuance of visas for INGO international staff and delays in issuing/renewing work permits for humanitarian organizations. Support is needed from the Libyan authorities to promulgate clear and consistent processes for visas and registration of humanitarian organizations.

The limited operational presence of humanitarian partners has been impacting the humanitarian operation as shown by the disparities in response levels across different geographic areas, such that 17 per cent of constraints were related to the lack of operational presence by humanitarian actors.

To gauge the severity of access constraints across the different municipalities in Libya, OCHA organized three focus group discussion sessions (one for each region; South, West and East) with the involvement of humanitarian staff from UN agencies, INGOs and NNGOs. Results revealed that out of 100 municipalities, Sirte is the only municipality over the high severity threshold. A total of 12 municipalities (Abusliem, Ain Zara, Al Aziziya, Al Maya, Al Kufra, Azzahra, Azzawya, Derna, Gharb Azzawya, Hrawa, Khaleej Assidra and Swani Bin Adam) have medium combined severity scores while the majority of municipalities (87 municipalities) had low combined severity scores.

In order to address the access-related issues, support from local and national authorities is crucial to remove the lingering bureaucratic constraints. Humanitarian actors must also expand their operational footprint and allow scale up of humanitarian programs by empowering national civil society organizations, especially in hard-to-reach areas in conformity with accountability frameworks and partnership principles.

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