Contribution to the IOM Libya Crisis Response Plan 2022



Contract partner: IOM - International Organisation for Migration - Austria Country: Libyen Funding amount: € 1.000.000,00 Project start: 15.02.2022 End: 14.02.2023

Short Description:

Overall goal


IOM plans to continue delivering life-saving assistance and improving the resilience of migrant population and local communities, while contributing to the establishment of a comprehensive, evidence-based, and people-centred migration governance system to support the transition towards longer term solutions for migration management in Libya.


Expected results


The IOM 2022 Crisis Response Plan aims at 4 objectives:

1. Save lives and respond to needs through humanitarian assistance and protection.

2. Address the drivers and longer term impacts of crises and displacement through investments in recovery and crisis prevention

3. Strengthen preparedness and reduce disaster risk

4. Contribute to an evidence-based and efficient crisis response system


Through the Austrian contribution the following specific results will be achieved:

- 15,555 individuals have improved access to health care services through primary health care assistance in detention centres and at disembarkation points, through referrals to secondary/tertiary health care services, through Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) services and through information on COVID-19 vaccines through communication and community engagement activities.

- 15 municipalities are supported by IOM in COVID-19 vaccination campaign implementation.

- 6 surveillance officers and 1 surveillance coordinator are deployed throughout Libya to strengthen the Libyan health system through enhanced ability to detect, notify and respond to communicable diseases, including suspected and confirmed COVID-19 suspected cases.

- 32 epidemiological surveillance reports are issued as a result of surveillance and monitoring mechanisms being established at detention centers and in migrant-dense communities.

- 10 humanitarian actors receive Displacement Tracing Matrix (DTM) reports containing humanitarian data to guide their response and planning.

- 6 DTM rapid needs assessments are implemented to identify immediate humanitarian needs of migrants, IDP’s and other vulnerable groups (at least 600 individuals).

 


Target group / Beneficiaries


The total number of Austrian beneficiaries is 16,155 individuals:


- 15,555 individuals (migrants and IDP’s) in detention centers, disembarkation points and in migrant-dense communities.

- 600 individuals through DTM rapid needs assessments (migrants, IDP's, vulnerable populations).

 


Activities


1.1.1: Provide primary health care services to migrants, IDPs, returnees and host communities at IOM health intervention sites including in urban areas, health care clinics, mobile clinics, detention centres and disembarkation points.

1.1.2: Support the referral of migrants and IDPs to secondary and tertiary care services for life-saving interventions.

1.2.1: Provision of MHPSS services

1.3.1: Identify migrant-dense localities in east, west and south Libya, and provide support in conducting a series of COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.

2.1.1: Support the implementation of the COVID-19 surveillance plan.

3.1.1: Data collection for rapid needs assessment via key informant interviews (KIIs) to identify affected population and their immediate needs.

3.1.2: Data collection via household / individual level surveys to identify details for targeted response where needed to verify details or when requested by responders.

3.1.3: Data processing, analysis and drafting of reports for responders (and publication when wider dissemination is needed).

 


Context


Libya continues to be one of the most vulnerable countries in the North Africa region due to the ever-present threat of large-scale hostilities, the presence of foreign armed groups, the trafficking of drugs and migrants, uncontrolled borders, organized crime and corruption. The situation continues to be exacerbated by the ongoing spread of COVID-19 in Libya. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge vulnerable migrants and IDPs (alongside host populations) in Libya, many of whom are deeply affected by the unstable security situation and without access to basic essential services, and have little or no access to health care.

project number 2667-00/2022
source of funding AKF
sector Humanitäre Hilfe: Sofortmaßnahmen
tied
modality
marker Democracy: 2, Disaster risk reduction: 1
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    • BMLFUW - Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water
    • EU - Funds of the European Commission
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