Brussels 26.06.2021 “We condemn in the strongest possible terms the killing of three staff members of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Tigray today, outside Abiy Addi, while delivering aid to those needing it most. We offer our deepest condolences to their loved ones” reads the statement of Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Commissioner…
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Libya detention centres debate
The conditions at Libyan detention centres and the procedures used by the country’s coastguard in sea rescues will be the focus of a committee debate on November 21 in Brussels. #EP debate on the situation of migrants returned by the Libyan coastguard We urge for more conditionality in the EU assistance to a country at…
Libyan Coast Guard intercepts 493 migrants
Libyan Coast Guard informed on September 19 that it had intercepted 493 migrants on six inflatable boats in six operations in a week in areas northeast and northwest of Tripoli. (Image: illustration) UPDATE Last night 120 people intercepted by the Libyan Coast Guard were disembarked in #Tripoli naval base. Over 495 vulnerable people attempting to flee #Libya…
EU blames Libya Al Khoms shipwreck tragedy
“We are deeply saddened by the tragic news of a shipwreck off the coast of Al Khoms where over 100 persons may have lost their lives. This is a terrible reminder of the risks still faced by those making this dangerous journey to Europe. Every life lost is one too many. Our aim has always…
Wounded and dead in Bambari CAR
Militants killed two police officers in the Central African Republic town of Bambari ahead of a scheduled visit by the country’s President, the government said. The attack came a day after President Faustin-Archange Touadera announced a date for African Union-brokered peace talks with armed groups who control most of the CAR. MSF can now confirm…
EU response to MSF on Libya migrants
The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders, or MSF, on accused the European Union and national governments of funding the criminal abuse of migrants in detention centers in Libya. .@EUCouncil what happens in #Libya to migrants and refugees should shock your conscience. Stop feeding this business of suffering. pic.twitter.com/chxFoiN389 — MSF International (@MSF) September 7,…
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