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Massive departures at the Salloum border camp

23/03/2011 Conflicts and Disasters, Egypt, Emergencies, Labor exploitation, Libya, Middle East & North Africa, Migration, Peacebuilding, Tunisia by Caritas Communications

Yesterday, a lot of people had to pack their stuff at the Salloum border camp. Salloum looked like a crowded, badly-organised coach station. Dozens of buses were obstructing the access to the camp. There has been a lot of movement here in the last days. A lot of people could finally leave.

The story of Samer and Maryam, Palestinian migrants fleeing from Libya

23/03/2011 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in the Palestine, Jerusalem, Labor exploitation, Libya, Middle East & North Africa, Migration by Caritas Communications

Two weeks ago, Samer started his journey back home. From Bengazi in Libya, he left for Egypt. Walking is difficult for the old man, but he wanted to leave Libya while it was still possible, before the city would be surrounded by the government’s troops.

Caritas response to Libyan conflict

23/03/2011 Asia, Bangladesh, Conflicts and Disasters, Egypt, Emergencies, Libya, Middle East & North Africa, Peacebuilding by Caritas Communications

Caritas members from around the world have been mobilized to support migrants and Libyans fleeing unrest in Libya. Around 328,000 people have so far fled from conflict in Libya according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). Most of them left the country passing through Egypt and Tunisia. Caritas has sent two Emergency Response Teams ...

Caritas mission at the Salloum border camp [Photo gallery]

23/03/2011 Conflicts and Disasters, Egypt, Emergencies, Libya, Middle East & North Africa, Peacebuilding by Caritas Communications

Thousands of migrant workers fleeing Libya have been stranded in a camp in Salloum on the Libyan-Egyptian border while waiting for their repatriation. The Caritas emergency aid team is still distributing several thousand meals per day, monitoring the flow of migrants at the border and providing special care to families and children. Pictures by Fred ...

Growing tension among migrants in the Salloum border camp

18/03/2011 Conflicts and Disasters, Egypt, Emergencies, Libya, Middle East & North Africa, Peacebuilding, Tunisia by Caritas Communications

Credits: Fred Lauener/Caritas Switzerland Fred Lauener from Caritas Switzerland arrived in Salloum on the Libyan-Egyptian border on Thursday to support the ongoing Caritas emergency aid distributions for migrants fleeing the violence in Libya. Here are some of his accounts from the last days. (Read his original blogs in German) “Today, there have hardly been any ...

“Staying in Libya far too dangerous”

9/03/2011 Asia, Bangladesh, Conflicts and Disasters, Egypt, Emergencies, Libya, Middle East & North Africa, Migration, Refugees, Tunisia by Caritas Communications

Migrants can call their families for free on arrival through Caritas and its partner OKUP. Credits: OKUP Caritas Bangladesh and its partner organisation OKUP are providing assistance to Bangladeshi migrant workers fleeing the social unrests in Libya on their arrival at Dhaka airport. Returnees are given some money, food and transport facilities to reach bus ...

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 ...