First 2024 humanitarian corridor brings 97 refugees to Italy from Libya
UNHCR Italia
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An evacuation flight from Tripoli to Rome, Italy, offered a vital lifeline to 97 vulnerable asylum-seekers, marking the first such evacuation from Libya this year. Among the evacuated individuals are women at risk of exploitation, survivors of violence, and accompanied child and those with severe medical conditions. The majority of those who were evacuated are refugees from Sudan, followed by Ethiopia, Eritrea and Syria. An agreement was signed with Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), ARCI, Community of Sant'Egidio, Federation of Evangelical Churches, and INMP, and will allow to 1,500 refugees and people in need of international protection to be evacuated from Libya to Italy over three years. Since 2017, UNHCR has successfully evacuated or resettled 11,335 refugees and asylum seekers out of Libya, among them over 1,300 to Italy alone.
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Published to Youtube on: 07/03/2024
Archived on: 11/08/2025
Original URL (may no longer be available): https://youtube.com/watch?v=zuzwOTOjHyw