One year of UNHCR evacuations from Libya
One year of UNHCR evacuations from Libya
A year after UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, began life-saving evacuations for vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers out of Libya, almost 2,500 people who have been held in detention in Libya have now been evacuated to Niger, Italy and Romania. These include 23-year-old Abdul from Somalia whose painful personal journey has now inspired him to help others.
See also: UNHCR flight evacuates 132 refugees from Libya detention
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