The evacuation process conducted by the UNHCR removed them away from the chaotic situation that migrants in Libya are experiencing, they were mostly Eritreans who were living in Libyan.
These refugees are happy for finally succeeded in leaving the country. UN believes refugees are extremely vulnerable , so UNHCR is determined to take them out of the chaotic situation that migrants in Libya are experiencing, and relocate them to Niger.
Omar Abu-Gharsa the UNHCR representative said, we are evacuating 132 refugees, 117 were transported from the city of Misrata to Tripoli, 15 of them were at the Tajoura detention center. The plan was for these 117 (refugees) to be evacuated from Misrata airport, but because the airport is undergoing maintenance, we moved the operation here in Mitiga airport in Tripoli. This is considered the first evacuation of refugees from the city of Misrata.
Libya is the main starting point for migrants attempting to reach- Europe by sea.
About 1,000 refugees in Libya have already been evacuated by UNHCR since November 2017.
