‘All I want is a doctor for my brother and a school for me’
More than 2,200 asylum seekers and refugees have now been relocated from reception centres on Greek islands and elsewhere in Greece to other European countries. By Martin Rentsch in Berlin Nasro Mohamed was desperate for a fresh beginning when she and her family were...
Life-saving evacuations from Libya to Rwanda resume after nearly a year
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has evacuated yesterday evening (Thursday 19 Nov) a group...
Asylum seekers tell of relief as they leave Libya for Rwanda
As life-saving evacuation flights to Rwanda resume after nearly a year-long hiatus due to COVID-19, vulnerable asylum seekers put their ordeals in Libya behind them. By Caroline Gluck in Tripoli, Libya Wrapped in a white headscarf and keeping her six-year-old son...