Refugees say goodbye to friends at the Gathering and Departure Facility in Tripoli, before their evacuation to Niger, April 2019. © UNHCR/Mohamed AlalemUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned for the safety of refugees and asylum seekers at the Gathering and Departure Facility (GDF) in Tripoli, Libya, following news that three mortars fell close to the site earlier today. UNHCR and its partner, LibAid, have been allowed to operate services at the GDF by the Libyan authorities since it opened in December 2018. The GDF was established to host refugees who had been identified for a solution outside of Libya, pending their evacuation. UNHCR urges all sides to the conflict in Libya to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure.

Source: Libya Today January 02, 2020 15:56 UTC