Tuesday, 22. March 2011
Topic: War and Peace News - on March 22, 2011 at 2:09:00 PM CET
The UNHCR is advising anyone who can get out to LEAVE Libya now. It is possible the current conflict could cut off access to safe places and passage out of the country.
The UN refugee agency said on Friday it was ready to work with the Egyptian government to prepare for a massive influx of people fleeing the violence in Libya.
"The events in the coming days will be critical in determining whether mass displacement from the eastern part of Libya takes place," UNHCR's chief spokesperson, Melissa Fleming, told journalists in Geneva. She added that it was possible the current conflict could cut off access to safe places and passage out of the country.
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