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The Middle East Institute (MEI), in collaboration with the North African Policy Initiative (NAPI), is pleased to announce the first in a series of roundtable discussions bringing together Libyan youth and international experts to assess the key issues facing Libya’s future through the lens of its rising generation.
This event will feature several of NAPI’s Young Policy Leaders and NAPI affiliates, who will discuss their research on the impact of migration and forced displacement in Libya. There are currently an estimated 12.4 million displaced people across the MENA region: a tremendous humanitarian emergency that is compounded by various environmental and governance factors. In Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) accounted for 245,000 IDPs in February 2021, and over 620,000 returnees since 2016. Together, they make up close to 900,000 displaced Libyans in five years, which is approximately 14% of the Libyan population. In Libya, I