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Two refugees killed after leaving crowded UN facility in Libya
The fatal shooting of two Eritrean men in Libya has raised concerns about overcrowding in a UN facility for refugees there.
The pair were reportedly killed in Tripoli last Thursday, days after they left the packed “gathering and departure facility” (GDF) managed by the UN refugee agency.
According to media reports, the UN had pressed them to leave its facility due to overcrowding, but in an email to the Guardian the agency denied this.
The UN set up the GDF in 2018 as an “alternative to detention”, but when the numbers of refugees being assigned to them increased, the UN began offering money to new arrivals to encourage them to either go home or find accommodation elsewhere.
In practice, many refugees use the money to rent a house in Libya and then depart by boat. readmore
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