Libya

Amid evolving political conditions, climate shocks, and the aftermath of the 2023 Derna floods, Libya faces a complex set of human security challenges, particularly in its southern regions. These areas are grappling with a convergence of threats, from natural disasters and water scarcity to displacement, food insecurity, and institutional fragility, that disproportionately impact vulnerable groups, including women, youth, migrants, undocumented individuals, and marginalized ethnic communities. Often excluded from formal protection systems, these populations face barriers to essential services, leaving them highly exposed to both sudden shocks and prolonged crises. The southern region is further strained by refugee inflows and weakening local coping capacities. Addressing these vulnerabilities requires integrated, people-centered strategies that strengthen social cohesion, improve access to services, and promote sustainable development, while also building community resilience to withstand and recover from ongoing humanitarian and environmental pressures.

Within the context of a protracted national conflict underscored by tribal divisions, Libya is grappling with a confluence of challenges from fragmented security structures to limited access to basic services, high levels of food insecurity, growing unemployment, economic volatility, and civil unrest.