Jul 13 Sami Zaptia

Letter to the Editor: Failure to pass budget is killing Libyan children with heart conditions – with 2,000 still on waiting list

By William M Novick, M.D.US heart surgeon William Bill Novick hopes Libya's budget is passed to prevent the death of children awaiting heart surgery (...

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Jun 7 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL calls for release of abducted Ajdabiya Red Crescent head

By Sami Zaptia.London, 7 June 2021:UNSMIL called Saturday for the unconditional release of the head of the Red Crescent in Ajdabiya.“The United Nation...

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Filipino gravesites located six years after kidnap and execution by ISIS
Mar 3 Sami Zaptia

Filipino gravesites located six years after kidnap and execution by ISIS

By Sami Zaptia.London, 3 March 2021:The gravesites of four Filipino oil workers who had been kidnapped and later executed by ISIS in Derna, Libya, six...

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Feb 8 Sami Zaptia

Libya 2021 humanitarian response plan aims to reach approximately 451,000 people

By Sami Zaptia.(OCHA).London, 8 February 2021:The 2021 Libya Humanitarian Response Plan by various international agencies coordinated by UN Libya Offi...

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Dec 24 Sami Zaptia

First ‘‘Cash for Work’’ initiative in Libya launched by UNDP

By Sami Zaptia.The UNDP launched Libya's first Cash for Work initiative in Bu Sleem (Photo: UNDP).London, 24 December 2020: The United Nations Develop...

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Sep 6 Sami Zaptia

WHO supplies for east Libya attacked in Zawia by armed militias and diverted locally, other supplies stuck in Tripoli and Benghazi ports

By Sami Zaptia.WHO reports that vital medical supplies to combat Libya's exponentially spreading Coronavirus have been stolen by an armed group near Z...

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1,200 Libya projects selected by end of 2019, with more than 100 under way: GIZ
Aug 13 Sami Zaptia

1,200 Libya projects selected by end of 2019, with more than 100 under way: GIZ

By Sami Zaptia.London, 13 August 2020:Approximately 1,200 large and small projects were selected by the end of 2019 with more than 100 of them under w...

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Aug 6 Sami Zaptia

EU mobilises Euro 20 million for Libya’s Coronavirus efforts

By Sami Zaptia.London, 6 August 2020:The EU reported on Tuesday that as part of its global response to the coronavirus pandemic it has mobilised €20 m...

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Jul 3 Sami Zaptia

More EU funds allocated to Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 3 July 2020:Yesterday, as part of the EU's global response to the coronavirus outbreak, the EU - through its Emergency Trust Fu...

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May 7 Sami Zaptia

EU contributes EUR 18 m to UNDP Libya fund targeting vulnerable populations

By Sami Zaptia.The European Union has contributed EUR 18 m to UNDP Libya to help vulnerable populations (Photo: Archives).London, 7 May 2020:Within th...

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