In the last evacuation flight of the year out of Libya, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has brought 177 vulnerable asylum seekers to safety in Niger. It is the second evacuation flight to Niger this year, since the Libyan authorities lifted a blanket ban on humanitarian flights in October. It is also the 30th evacuation flight to Niger organised since the Emergency Transit Mechanism was established there. “UNHCR is grateful to the Government of Niger for its generous open-door policy and for accepting to receive this new group of refugees evacuated from Libya”, said Emmanuel Gignac, UNHCR Representative in Niger. “In Niger, they’ll be protected and cared for, while we search for solutions for them.”Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Source: Libya Today December 30, 2021 18:35 UTC