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Written question asked by Baroness Suttie (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 25 February 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 March 2016. It was answered by Baroness Verma (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 March 2016 on behalf of the Department for International Development.


Libya: Refugees

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of Libyan refugees currently residing in Tunisia.

Answer

Since 2014, UNHCR has co-ordinated inter-agency efforts to prepare for a possible influx of refugees and asylum-seekers from Libya, at the request of the Tunisian government and in close cooperation with UN agencies and partners. Its most recent assessment reported that there were 928 people of concern residing in Tunisia, mostly from Syria.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL6475
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Refugees Libya Tunisia
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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