Reply #42: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Crisis: Situation Report No. 22 [View All]

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This is the summary of the report from the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA):

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Crisis: Situation Report No. 22


Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)


Date: 08 Apr 2011


This report is produced by OCHA Libya in collaboration with humanitarian partners, covering the period of 5 to 7 April. The next report will be issued on or around 10 April.

HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES

· The United Nations and the humanitarian community were able to deliver life-saving humanitarian aid through a World Food Programme-chartered ship which has docked at Misrata port on 7 April.

· A temporary cessation of hostilities has been urgently called for by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos.

· The presence of landmines, abandoned munitions and unexploded ordnances inside Libya pose a serious threat to civilians.

· The US$ 310 million Flash Appeal for the Libyan Crisis is currently funded at 39 per cent with US$ 120 million committed and US$ 1.4 million in pledges.

Full_report (pdf format - 532.8 Kbytes) (6 pages):
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/VVOS-8FQQFW/$File/full_report.pdf


http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/VVOS-8FQQFW?OpenDocument

The mission of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors.
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