Document #1432772

UNHCR – UN High Commissioner for Refugees

UNHCR resumes life-saving refugee evacuations from Libya

http://www.unhcr.org/news/press/2018/5/5af413d04/unhcr-resumes-life-saving-refugee-evacuations-libya.html

ecoi.net summary:
UNHCR evacuates 132 vulnerable refugees and asylum-seekers from Tripoli, Libya, to Niamey, Niger; it is the first evacuation since the programme was temporarily halted in early March due to concerns voiced by the Niger government
Countries:
Libya, Niger
Source:
UNHCR – UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Original link:
http://www.unhcr.org/news/press/2018/5/5af413d04/unhcr-resumes-life-saving-refugee-evacuations-libya.html
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
10 May 2018
Document ID:
1432772 (former ID 358852)

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