UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FACT SHEET Libya Complex Emergency

USG Humanitarian Fact Sheet #7, Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 March 6, 2011 Note: The last fact sheet was dated March 5, 2011.

KEY DEVELOPMENTS  On March 4, fighting between pro- and anti-government forces commenced in Zawiyah—located approximately 50 km west of Tripoli—resulting in a least 60 deaths, according to international media reports.  On March 5, the U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos traveled to the Tunisia–Libya border to evaluate ongoing relief efforts and assess additional needs. Following reports of violence and killing in Misrata—Libya’s third largest city, located 200 km east of Tripoli—Amos made an urgent appeal for increased humanitarian access to western Libya.  The Tunisia humanitarian assessment team (HAT)—comprising staff from USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (State/PRM)—continues to assess humanitarian needs along the Tunisia–Libya border. On March 5, the Egypt HAT met with humanitarian agencies in Egypt to discuss contingency plans for increased humanitarian needs in Libya.  The U.S. Government (USG) continues to assist Egyptian citizens in Tunisia to return home. On March 6, the USG transported 238 Egyptians to Cairo, Egypt, via four U.S. C-130 aircraft. In total, the USG has transported 640 Egyptians from Tunisia to Egypt.

NUMBERS AT A GLANCE SOURCE Total Number of Individuals Arrived in Egypt, Tunisia, ~204,000 IOM1 – March 5, 2011 and Niger from Libya Number of Individuals Arrived in Egypt from Libya ~90,300 IOM – March 4, 2011 Number of Individuals Arrived in Tunisia from Libya ~110,100 IOM – March 5, 2011 Number of Individuals Arrived in Niger from Libya ~3,100 IOM – March 5, 2011 Number of Individuals Awaiting Onward Transport in Tunisia ~12,500 UNHCR2 – March 4, 2011

FY 2011 USG ASSISTANCE FOR THE LIBYA COMPLEX EMERGENCY USAID/OFDA Assistance3 for the Libya Complex Emergency…………………………………………………….…$260,211 State/PRM Assistance for the Libya Complex Emergency…………………………………………………………..$5,000,000 Total USG Assistance for the Libya Complex Emergency……………………………………………………….$5,260,211

CONTEXT  In mid-February, following civilian demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt, the people of Libya began protesting against the Muammar Gaddafi-led Libyan government. As unrest rapidly spread throughout the country, Libyan security forces under the authority of Muammar Gaddafi began responding to protesting crowds with increasing violence.  Ongoing violence has resulted in large-scale population outflows, protection concerns, and global outcry from the international community regarding human rights violations. In response to the violence, the international community has imposed sanctions on the Libyan regime. In addition, on March 1, the U.N. General Assembly unanimously suspended Libya’s membership in the U.N. Human Rights Council. The resolution was adopted by consensus in the 192-nation U.N. General Assembly.  On March 2, U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia Gordon Gray declared a disaster due to increasing humanitarian needs on the Tunisia–Libya border. In response, USAID/OFDA provided $50,000 through the U.S. Embassy in Tunis to the Tunisia Red Crescent (TRC) for medical care, shelter, blankets, and other emergency assistance.

Population Movements  Between February 20 and March 5, nearly 204,000 individuals—including 90,306 Egyptians, 110,331 Tunisians, and 3,119 Nigeriens—had fled from Libya to Tunisia, Egypt, and Niger, according to IOM. Approximately 4,500 individuals, including nearly 3,700 Bangladeshis, remained in the Egypt–Libya border region awaiting onward transportation, according to a March 4 IOM report.

Emergency Food Assistance, Health, and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene  As of March 5, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the TRC had begun building a transit camp, a base camp, and warehouses—approximately 2 km from the UNHCR-operated transit camp in 1 International Organization for Migration (IOM) 2 The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) 3 USAID/OFDA assistance includes $50,000 provided through the U.S. Embassy in Tunis to respond to increasing humanitarian needs on the Tunisia–Libya border. Libya Complex Emergency – March 6, 2011 Tunisia. The transit camp will have the capacity to house and provide health care, food, water, sanitation facilities, and non-food items for up to 10,000 people.  As of March 4, TRC had provided first aid and medical services to approximately 2,800 individuals at a medical center located along the Tunisia–Libya border, according to IFRC.  During a March 6 meeting with the Egypt HAT, the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) reported plans to distribute 140 metric tons (MT) of fortified date bars by March 17. The first truckload of 70 MT of date bars arrived at the Egypt– Libya border on March 6, with the remainder scheduled to arrive by March 13. In addition, WFP is dispatching 170 MT of wheat flour to the Egypt–Libya border by March 13.  As of March 3, an International Medical Corps’ (IMC) emergency response team continued to assess the needs of conflict-affected individuals in Benghazi, as well as distribute critical medical supplies. The team identified a lack of medicines and medical supplies due to the disrupted supply chain between Tripoli and Benghazi.

FY 2011 USG ASSISTANCE FOR THE COMPLEX EMERGENCY IN LIBYA Implementing Partner Activity Location Amount USAID/OFDA ASSISTANCE1 Agency for Technical Cooperation Logistics and Relief Supplies Libya $25,000 and Development TRC Emergency Relief Supplies Tunisia $50,000 IMC Health Kits Egypt/Libya $17,548 USAID/OFDA Commodities: 2,000 blankets; 40 TRC Tunisia $40,300 rolls of plastic sheeting; 9,600 water containers Program Support $127,363 TOTAL USAID/OFDA $260,211 STATE/PRM ASSISTANCE Evacuation and Repatriation of Third Country IOM Libya $5,000,000 Nationals from Libya TOTAL STATE/PRM $5,000,000 TOTAL USAID AND STATE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR LIBYA IN FY 2011 $5,260,211 1 USAID/OFDA funding represents anticipated or actual obligated amounts as of March 6, 2011.

PUBLIC DONATION INFORMATION  The most effective way people can assist relief efforts is by making cash contributions to humanitarian organizations that are conducting relief operations. Information on identifying such organizations is available in the “How Can I Help” section of www.usaid.gov (keyword: Libya) or by calling the Center for International Disaster Information (CIDI) at 703-276-1914.  USAID encourages cash donations because they allow aid professionals to procure the exact items needed (often in the affected region); reduce the burden on scarce resources (such as transportation routes, staff time, warehouse space, etc.); can be transferred very quickly and without transportation costs; support the economy of the disaster-stricken region; and ensure culturally, dietary, and environmentally appropriate assistance.  More information can be found at: o USAID: www.usaid.gov (keyword: donations) o The Center for International Disaster Information: www.cidi.org or (703) 276-1914 o Information on relief activities of the humanitarian community can be found at www.reliefweb.int

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