Vital to Keep Borders Open for People Fleeing Libya, UN Agency Stresses

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 February 2011 – The United Nations refugee agency today welcomed the “positive indications” it has received from Tunisia and Egypt that they will keep their borders open for people fleeing violence in neighbouring Libya.

“Given the continued reports of violence and human rights abuses inside Libya it is imperative that people fleeing the country are able to reach safety,” the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) stated in a news release