Tripoli – The Italian Cooperation has prepared a humanitarian intervention package in Libya worth a total value of €1.4 million, in order to support emergency interventions carried out by the international organizations. The project will focus on activities protecting the most vulnerable groups and irregular migration along the route of the Mediterranean, as well as on health care in favor of the population. In particular, a contribution of €500,000 will be allocated to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to provide first medical assistance for internally displaced persons and civilians affected by the on-going conflict via the Libyan Red Crescent. A contribution of €450,000 will instead by destined to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for activities carried out under the Humanitarian Response Plan. A further contribution of €450,000 will be devoted to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to support the distribution of basic necessities and hygiene kits in favor of internally displaced persons, as well as interventions for the repatriation of migrants to their countries of origin. (9Colonne)
