UNHCR saddened by large loss of life in Tunisia shipwreck, calls for end to detention in Libya - Tunisia | ReliefWeb

UNHCR saddened by large loss of life in Tunisia shipwreck, calls for end to detention in Libya - Tunisia | ReliefWeb: “The status quo cannot continue,” said Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR Special Envoy for the Mediterranean. “Nobody puts their lives and the lives of their families at risk on these desperate boat journeys unless they feel they have no other choice. We need to provide people with meaningful alternatives that stops them from needing to step foot on a boat in the first place.”