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A surge of solidarity at the Tunisian-Libyan border

8/03/2011 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Libya, Middle East & North Africa, Migration, Peacebuilding, Refugees, Tunisia by Caritas Communications

Available in French Caritas staff Suzanna Tcalek and Sébastien Dechamps met Hassen and his family during their evaluation mission at the Tunisian-Libyan border. (See an account of the mission and view more pictures) “Hassen runs a little commerce in the city of Mansura some three hundred kilometers from the border. He has mobilized a collection ...

Libyan-Tunisian border crossing is calm, well run

7/03/2011 Blog, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Français, Libya, Middle East & North Africa, Peacebuilding, Tunisia by Caritas Communications

[slideshow]Credits: Sébastien Deschamps/Secours Catholique-Caritas France Available in French A Caritas assessment team made up of staff from Secours Catholique-Caritas France and Catholic Relief Services (CRS is a US member of Caritas) assessed this weekend the needs of migrant workers stranded on the Libyan-Tunisian border following to the social unrests in Libya. View pictures from the ...

Migrants stranded on Egypt Libya border in need

4/03/2011 Egypt, Libya, Middle East & North Africa, News, Press Release by Caritas Communications

A Caritas team has been assessing needs of migrant workers fleeing violence in Libya and stranded on the Egyptian-Libya border in Salloum. Around 6000 migrant workers are stranded in Salloum and around 5000 people are arriving daily. Asian and African migrants wait two to six days to be processed through the border. They are the ...

Migrants at great risk in Libya’s social unrests

3/03/2011 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Libya, Middle East & North Africa, Migration by Caritas Communications

Caritas members from around the world are seeking ways to help migrants and Libyans fleeing the social unrest in Libya. More than 100,000 people have already arrived in Tunisia and Egypt. More migrant workers are expected to arrive on Libyan borders as violence continues in the North African country. Caritas has sent two Emergency Response ...