Libyan refugee camps lack food, Arab human rights official says

2011-08-07

Refugee camps on the Tunisia-Libya border lack food supplies, medical care, hygiene services and adequate security, Arab Institute for Human Rights chief Abdelbasset Belhassan said after meeting in Tunis with Interim Prime Minister Béji Caïd Essebsi, TAP reported on Saturday (August 6th). Belhassan spoke after presenting a report on his visit to the governorates of Tataouine, Médenine and Kébili.

Last week, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) began distributing Ramadan food packages to more than 55,000 Libyan refugees in Tunisia. Local and international organizations, including the World Food Program (WFP), have helped pack, transport and distribute food at more than 34 distribution points across southern Tunisia, the UN said.

Source: Magharebia.
Link: http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/newsbriefs/general/2011/08/07/newsbrief-06.