A few hundred migrants are estimated to be still in need of evacuation assistance from the city in addition to a group of civilian war wounded.
The 2-3 day mission, funded by the US State Department’s Bureau
of Population, Refugees and Migration, will carry humanitarian aid
into the Libyan port city. Between 500-700 MT of aid, including
food from the UN’s World Food Programme, will be transported on the
IOM-chartered ship. Non-food items include blankets and family
kitchen sets as well as medical supplies such as
vaccines.
Also on board will be a joint IOM-UN assessment team aimed at
gauging humanitarian needs in Misrata which has seen much of the
fighting.
The Misrata mission follows the arrival back in Libya of IOM
international staff in Tripoli as part of a UN team. The presence
will help facilitate additional help to migrants stranded inside
Libya and to provide humanitarian assistance.
For further information, please contact Jemini Pandya, IOM Geneva,
Tel: + 41 22 717 9486/+ 41 79 217 3374, Email: jpandya@iom.int or Jumbe Omari
Jumbe, Tel: + + 41 22 717 9405/+41 79 812 7734 Email: jjumbe@iom.int
