The Libyan Parliament-designated government’s Ministry of Local Governance has engaged in discussions with a United Nations delegation, exploring avenues for cooperation with regards to refugees.
Abu Bakr Al-Zawi, the General Agent of the Ministry of Local Governance, held talks with a delegation from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The meeting was attended by several mayors affected by September’s floods, which struck eastern Libya, and focused on potential collaborative efforts.
During the meeting, Al-Zawi and Imad El-Din El-Zein, the Director of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, delved into the cooperation and coordination between the two sides. The discussions aimed at serving the affected municipalities, and assisting refugees in all regions.
This meeting signifies the government’s commitment to addressing the challenges faced by refugees, and the communities affected by natural disasters. The collaboration with the United Nations highlights a concerted effort to provide necessary support and relief to those in need, emphasising the importance of international cooperation in humanitarian efforts.
On Sunday, the Tobruk Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency, in eastern Libya, announced the deportation of seven Egyptian migrants, through the Imssaad Al-Saloum border crossing.
The agency indicated that the deportees were transferred from the Bab Al-Zaitoun shelter, with six of them suffering from Hepatitis.
In June, eastern Libyan forces deported thousands of Egyptians who were in Libya illegally, sending them back to Egypt on foot across the land border, Egyptian and Libyan security sources told Reuters.
A Libyan security source told Reuters that 4,000 migrants had been found during raids on human traffickers, following a shootout between security forces and smugglers.
The Egyptian security source said only about 2,200 of the 4,000 migrants who were found by Libyan security forces were there illegally, and they were the only ones deported. Most of them were Egyptians, but some held other African nationalities.