UNHCR chief of mission: ‘Libya is not safe for refugees’
By France 24
09 March 2018 |
7:30 am
Roberto Mignone is the UN Refugee Agency's Chief of Mission in Libya, a country which has become the only major gateway to Europe for migrants fleeing Africa, but where they face torture and slavery.
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