July 21, 2024 (KUFRA) – The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General and United Nations Resident Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Georgette Gagnon has called for support for thousands of refugees in the country. Accompanied by the heads of five UN agencies, Gagnon visited Kufra to see the situation of Sudanese refugees and host communities in Libya on July 18, 2024. Her visit was also to guide the UN’s scaled up humanitarian response and action. Since war broke out in Sudan in April 2023, over 1.8 million refugees, have been forced to flee to neighboring countries including to Libya, particularly to Kufra in southeastern Libya which hosts thousands of refugees from Sudan, the UN said. “Local authorities and host communities in Kufra and other cities in Libya have been actively assisting Sudanese refugees since the conflict,” said Gagnon, adding, “More support, access and coordination are urgently needed to meet the increasing humanitarian and protection needs.” The official said that local services are overstretched, with many refugee families in need of adequate shelter and medical facilities unable to meet healthcare and nutrition needs, including of children arriving in Libya with malnutrition. She, however, stressed that more support to local infrastructure is …

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