Libya

Three years after the signing of the ceasefire  agreement, the situation in Libya remained complex and fragile in 2023.

The past conflict and protracted political crisis have had a significant impact on public services, particularly health, sanitation, and social protection services, and around 1.5 million people remained in need of humanitarian assistance. The return of displaced people to their home regions was hampered by the  destruction of much of the water and health infrastructure and the lack of access to basic needs and income-generating activities.Action Against Hunger works to enhance the resilience of conflict-affected populations in Libya and build the national institutional capacity to provide access to basic services to the most vulnerable communities in the East, the West and the South of Libya.

Action Against Hunger supported seven health centres in Libya by training medical teams, providing medicines and equipment, and helping to rehabilitate hygiene and sanitation infrastructures, waste management, and the installation of solar panels. Local authorities were also supported to create a set of reproductive health services – the implementation of which was strengthened through training and mentoring health personnel. Action Against Hunger also supported the setting up of care pathways to help vulnerable people access specialised services, particularly survivors of gender-based violence.

In Benghazi, hygiene, and sanitation infrastructure in four schools was rehabilitated, and awareness was raised among schoolchildren and teachers on good hygiene and water management practices.

Action against Hunger also implemented awareness raisins sessions on mental health and provided psychological support to help strengthen community dialogue and eliminate barriers and stigma that often surround mental health issues.

Due to the devastating impact of storm Daniel in eastern Libya coast, in September 2023, Action contre la Faim supports local stakeholders including the Libyan Red Crescent to help disaster victims, in the fields of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).

Another food security and livelihoods project is being implemented in the municipalities of Sabha and Ubari. The program will help vulnerable farmers, including women actively engaged in agricultural activities, to improve their resilience through capacity building and the implementation of agroecological activities to better cope with climatic hazards.