93 refugees evacuated from Libya to Italy: UNHCRTripoli, Nov. 26 (UNI/Xinhua) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Thursday said it evacuated 93 refugees from Libya to Italy on a chartered flight. Conditions in Libya remain dire for many refugees, and we need the international community's help to expand similar routes to safety," said UNHCR's Chief of Mission in Libya Jean-Paul Cavalieri. This month, the UNHCR was able to resume evacuations from Libya after more than a year, after the Libyan authorities lifted a ban on humanitarian flights. Since 2017, the UNHCR has evacuated or resettled 6,919 refugees and asylum-seekers out of Libya. So far this year, more than 30,000 illegal migrants, including women and children, have been rescued and returned to Libya, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Source: Libya Today November 26, 2021 08:30 UTC