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A migrant gestures from behind the bars of a cell at a detention centre in Libya, Tuesday 31 January 2017. The detention centre was constructed in 2006 following an agreement between the Italian and Libyan governments in an attempt to stem the flow of migrants reaching Italy. When UNICEF visited the centre on 31 January 2017, the population consisted of 27 women (four of whom were pregnant), one 11-month old child, a four year old, as well as 1,352 men - of which 250 were under the age of 16. The detention centre is currently managed by the Libyan National Army, and most migrants remain there for a period of 8 to 10 months according to the manager Abdalhamad Altunisa. "Children are often alone, they cross 2000 kilometres of desert without their families, and they are rescued at sea without documents."
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- Credits Alessio Romenzi/UNICEF
- Thèmes Migration
- Régions Middle East and North Africa Libya