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Add to Preferred SourcesMore than 200,000 Libyans forced to flee their homes by the violence in Tripoli, which erupted in April 2019 and raged for more than a year.
To provide much-needed assistance to some of the most vulnerable displaced families, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and its partner the Danish Refugee Council introduced a system of cash grants using pre-paid cards that could be used to buy goods directly from shops.
The programme aims to help people meet their basic needs including food, water, healthcare, and shelter in a dignified manner, giving them choice over their spending needs. So far this year, the scheme has provided cash grants to some 1,750 displaced individuals across Libya.
Although the fighting in Tripoli ended in June, many neighbourhoods are still unsafe to return to due to the high number of improvised explosive devices that remain, and the widespread damage to buildings.
Original source: UNHCR