UN Flies Refugees from Libya to Europe, Where More Uncertainty Awaits

The U.N. refugee agency has evacuated more than 1,000 highly vulnerable people from Libya in a three-month operation that began last November. The agency hopes to evacuate hundreds more and is searching for more lasting solutions for people who are held in detention centers in Libya, and whose conditions have been described as inhumane. UNHCR officials say they have been working to evacuate mainly women and children, including single mothers and unaccompanied minors — people who have...

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