As part of its global response to the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union has mobilised €20 million to assist the Libyan government in tackling the ongoing crisis.

In partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the EU will support the prevention of the spread of the coronavirus, in particular among Libya’s most vulnerable communities affected by conflict, forced displacement and migration.

The €20 million EU assistance will be released immediately and is expected to directly benefit almost 1,000,000 people in Libya. 

This new EU COVID-19 support to Libya is part of a set of assistance programmes under the so-called “EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa” (EUTF Africa).