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CHOUCHA CAMP, Tunisia, March 10 (UNHCR) When a group of young Libyan men broke into his home in Tripoli and threatened to rape his wife, Fuad fought back. He ended up with a broken elbow while protecting his wife…
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Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my pleasure to welcome you to this briefing on the humanitarian situation in Libya and the region. Joining me on the podium is Michele Klein Solomon, Permanent Observer to the United Nations, International Organization…
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Humanitarian crisis in Libya and in the neighboring region. Following the ongoing political crisis and armed clashes in Libya, the humanitarian situation in the country as well as in the neighboring countries is precarious since mid-February. …
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Lisa Schlein - Geneva March 09, 2011 The new United Nations special investigator on torture says he has received allegations of torture in Libya, which have come to light since fighting erupted last month. He says he will be looking…
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Contact: Therese Gales, American Refugee Committee 800-875-7060; ThereseG@archq.org 9 March 2011-Unrest in Libya has forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. The conflict continues, putting up to one million people at risk. The American Refugee Committee is sending a relief team…
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By Najwa Mekki RAS JDIR, Tunisia, 9 March 2011 - Desperate to earn money for her family, Joy left her four-year-old son in her mother's care in Nigeria two years ago and moved to Libya to work as a…
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TUNIS - Après deux jours de visite en Tunisie, les responsables du HCR et de l'Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM) ont appelé la communauté internationale à maintenir l'élan de solidarité humanitaire face à l'afflux de milliers de personnes fuyant…
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OSRSG/030911-6 STATEMENT New York, 9 March - "My Office has received unconfirmed reports from human rights groups, civilians on the ground, and the media of violations against children in Libya---including killing and maiming and use of children as combatants and…
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8 mars 2011 - Le Haut commissariat des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés (HCR) s'est déclaré mardi préoccupé par le nombre croissant de témoignages sur les violences et la discrimination en Libye à l'encontre des Africains sub-sahariens et a…
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For interviews in U.S., Libya and Tunisia, contact: Margaret Aguirre Director, Global Communications 310.826.7800 maguirre@InternationalMedicalCorps.org March 9, 2011, Los Angeles, Calif. - International Medical Corps' emergency response teams in eastern Libya and at the border in Tunisia are conducting ongoing assessments of health needs and…
