As of February 2021, Tripoli hosted the highest number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Libya, corresponding to 43,725 people. IDPs refers to people who were forced to leave their home and remained within their country's borders. In Libya, the situation witnessed a significant improvement compared to the previous months, as over 32,000 persons were able to return home to their original place of origin during this period.
Number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Libya as of February 2021, by region
The source specifies that data were retrieved "through key informants at both the municipality and community level on a bi-monthly data collection cycle".
According to the source, "The number of returnees identified during this round of
data collection increased to 623,219 returnees, compared
to 604,965 returnees reported in the previous round. In
line with the increases in returnees, the number of IDPs
identified in Libya decreased to 245,483 individuals in Round
35".
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are "persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border” (United Nation's Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, 1998).
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International Organization for Migration. (April 25, 2021). Number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Libya as of February 2021, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222286/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-in-libya-by-region/
International Organization for Migration. "Number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Libya as of February 2021, by region ." Chart. April 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222286/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-in-libya-by-region/
International Organization for Migration. (2021). Number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Libya as of February 2021, by region . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222286/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-in-libya-by-region/
International Organization for Migration. "Number of Internally Displaced Persons (Idps) in Libya as of February 2021, by Region ." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222286/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-in-libya-by-region/
International Organization for Migration, Number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Libya as of February 2021, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222286/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-in-libya-by-region/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Libya as of February 2021, by region [Graph], International Organization for Migration, April 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222286/number-of-internally-displaced-persons-in-libya-by-region/
