NIAMEY: The united nations refugee agency said on Friday it had evacuated 172 Nigerian refugees Libyain the first repatriation flight to Niger from that country for more than a year.
The High Commissioner for Refugees said, “Many of those evacuated had previously been detained in very serious circumstances, were trafficked or experienced violence in Libya.”UNHCR) said in a statement.
“The group included families, children traveling alone, and babies born a few weeks ago.”
After the fall of Libya fell into chaos and conflict Moamer Kadhafi In 2011, the south of the Sahara became a crossroads for migrants desperate to reach Europe.
Several migrants have been detained there, some of them condemned by rights watchdogs as reprehensible.
In October, Libyan authorities lifted a complete ban on evacuation flights.
“UNHCR is relieved to see the resumption of these lifesaving evacuation flights,” the agency’s head of mission in Libya said. Jean-Paul Cavalieri.
“However, given the limited number of locations, evacuation may be only one solution for extremely vulnerable people in urgent need of safety and security.”
Other flights have operated 127 Gambian and 91 . pulled out Nigerian, who were deported through the International Organization for Migration.
The High Commissioner for Refugees said, “Many of those evacuated had previously been detained in very serious circumstances, were trafficked or experienced violence in Libya.”UNHCR) said in a statement.
“The group included families, children traveling alone, and babies born a few weeks ago.”
After the fall of Libya fell into chaos and conflict Moamer Kadhafi In 2011, the south of the Sahara became a crossroads for migrants desperate to reach Europe.
Several migrants have been detained there, some of them condemned by rights watchdogs as reprehensible.
In October, Libyan authorities lifted a complete ban on evacuation flights.
“UNHCR is relieved to see the resumption of these lifesaving evacuation flights,” the agency’s head of mission in Libya said. Jean-Paul Cavalieri.
“However, given the limited number of locations, evacuation may be only one solution for extremely vulnerable people in urgent need of safety and security.”
Other flights have operated 127 Gambian and 91 . pulled out Nigerian, who were deported through the International Organization for Migration.
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