In response to queries at today’s Palais press briefing, UNHCR spokesperson Charlie Yaxley made the following comments on Libya. UNHCR is very concerned for the safety of some 3,300 refugees and migrants being held in detention centres. In several detention centres, particularly in the western area, people are in urgent need of medical treatment. On 9 May, UNHCR transferred 239 refugees from Azzawya, Al Sabah and Tajoura detention centres to the Gathering and Departure Facility (GDF). Two days earlier, an airstrike stuck a facility close to Tajoura detention centre.

Source: Libya Today May 14, 2019 11:15 UTC