Conflict and pandemic drive more people to risk deadly sea route from Libya
A Sudanese teenager survived brushes with death in a quest for asylum, but rising insecurity and COVID-19 restrictions drove him to risk all on the open seas. By Tarik Argaz in Tripoli, Libya Since before he can remember, 18-year-old Siddik’s* life has been shaped by...
United in Music: A virtual charity concert to aid UNHCR’S coronavirus response
International artists, professors and friends from 30 countries, join Maestro Shlomo Mintz, team up for globe-spanning performance in support of the UN Refugee Agency’s COVID-19 appeal. More than 50 musicians from around the world are contributing their talents and...
UNHCR steps up emergency assistance in Libya as continued conflict and COVID-19 create more hardship
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Amidst deteriorating security conditions, as well as restrictions on movement due to...