Niger Seeks Aid for Weary Libyan Refugees

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Niger Seeks Aid for Weary Libyan Refugees

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The government of Niger has appealed to the international community for assistance for almost 60,000 people who have fled to Niger from Libya since fighting began in February.

A representative of the International Organization of Migration predicts the flow of refugees crossing Niger’s border through the harsh Libyan desert will not end anytime soon. —ARK

BBC:

Niger’s government has appealed for help to deal with some 59,000 Africans who have fled Libya since February.

The International Organization of Migration told the BBC many of them arrive penniless and in a bad condition after gruelling desert trips.

The IOM’s Abibatou Wane said the influx from Libya was expected to continue.

[. . .] The UN believes at least 335,000 people have fled Libya since the beginning of the conflict, including at least 200,000 foreign nationals.

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By PatrickHenry, April 28, 2011 at 5:10 pm Link to this comment

If ever there was a just need for International humanitarian aid, this is it.

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By SarcastiCanuck, April 28, 2011 at 11:54 am Link to this comment
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Sorry,theres no money left for food or water.We spent it all on bullets and bombs.Try the Saudis…

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By TDoff, April 27, 2011 at 6:48 pm Link to this comment

Hey, maybe we could air-drop all those school lunches that Paul Ryan’s ‘Path to Prosperity’ is taking away from US children into Niger to feed the starving 59,000+ Libyans we helped revolt and free themselves.

What goes around, comes around, maybe someday they’ll do the same for US.

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