The Libyan crisis has triggered a humanitarian crisis without precedent. Tens of thousands of people fleeing ongoing violence in Libya to Egypt and Tunisia. According to the latest report issued by the office for humanitarian aid, the United Nations, Ocha, sono oltre 144mila le persone che hanno attraversato fino ad oggi i confini con l'Egitto e la Tunisia, mentre circa 3mila sono quelle che hanno attraversato quello con il Niger, per lo più migranti dell'Africa sub-sahariana e altri 4mila starebbero per farlo. Mentre l'Organizzazione internazionale delle migrazioni, Oim, ha riferito del primo caso segnalato di fuga dalla Libia in Algeria, si tratta di un gruppo di un centinaio di vietnamiti. Dallo scorso mercoledì si è assistito ad un calo netto del numero di profughi giunti in Tunisia dalla Libia anche se le immagini satellitari mostrano una forte concentrazione di persone sul lato libico della frontiera. La cosa è certamente dovuta al fatto che la frontiera, dal lato libico, è di nuovo back under the control of pro-government forces Libyan men. Therefore, refugees are prevented from escaping from Libya. The decrease was quantified by the flow of people registered in recent days when every day they were 10-15 thousand people crossed the border, but now are not even 2 thousand. And perhaps this is what is making record more arrivals to the south, in Algeria and Niger. The situation is particularly critical in Ras Adjir, on the border between Libya and Tunisia. In the small border post everywhere you look there are thousands of people huddled. For many, he also spent a day waiting to be registered before being transferred to their countries of origin. Unfortunately, the prolonged della loro permanenza in quei luoghi crea disagi per loro stessi e per chi è li per dare loro assistenza o per chi ci vive. Il territorio circostante assomiglia ad un’immensa discarica umana. Migliaia di loro hanno atteso anche tre giorni sul lato libico del confine prima di poter entrare in Tunisia e nel frattempo sono stati costretti a trascorrere la notte all'aperto con rem parature polari. Tutto questo ha dato vita a scene di caos. I bisogni di questa povera gente sono tanti, ma soprattutto quelli essenziali come cibo, acqua, cure mediche, ripari per la notte. Per fortuna l’Alto Commissariato per i Rifugiati, Unhcr, ha finalmente allestito un campo profughi. Un’enorme distesa di tende bianche che lentamente è andato popolandosi di volti speranzosi and smiling. The hope for them all is that of rapid evacuation to their home countries. Every day you arrive between 10 thousand and 15 thousand people. Tunisia are currently camped about 100 thousand migrants, namely 95 275 migrants, all fled the violence that crossed the Libyan Tunisian-Libyan border from February 20 to present. Many then are still in Libya. The UNHCR's local staff based in Libya has held open the office in Tripoli. And the hotline was open and even in these days, 24 hours on 24, continues to receive calls of desperate refugees in Libya and their families in other countries. Report feeling trapped, hunted and threatened. Witnesses said di rifugiati che parlano di loro concittadini aggrediti e uccisi, di sfratti forzati. In Tunisia presso il confine libico la situazione è insostenibile è rischia di diventare drammatica. Questo in quanto è solo la Tunisia a dare assistenza a queste persone, ma è un sostegno non organizzato, occorre che la comunità internazionale organizzi missioni umanitaria per realizzare altri campi profughi. Tra i profughi ci sono circa 35mila egiziani e oltre 10mila cittadini del Bangladesh che devono ancora essere evacuati. Per fortuna le operazioni di sgombero hanno ricevuto una forte spinta in avanti negli ultimi due giorni grazie all’intervento della comunità internazionale. Trasporti aerei o marittimi sono stati messi a disposizione da numerosi Paesi tra which Italy and the funds begin to arrive and this is helping a first decongestion of the border areas. Less problematic is the situation on the border with Egypt, where he remains to repatriate a few thousand people over the 73mila that have passed through the gate to Sallum on the run from Libya. In addition to the Egyptians and Libyans also were Bangladeshis, Ghanaians and Vietnamese. Also, now there is also another exodus of the Libyans who leave the country, abandoning all have to escape the tragedy of war. An exodus exodus that is far more important as to escape not only men but also women and children. It is indeed, entire families with few possessions were put in motion and are extremely vulnerable and should therefore be protected. For them, they quickly mobilized non-governmental organizations. While UNICEF has launched an appeal for funds. The preliminary estimate considers the first to respond to their needs it will take about 7.2 million dollars. The emergency, however, will not end with the return of foreign workers. It must be that these people are also supported in their home countries where they are coming back. Unfortunately, the armed conflict underway in Libya, including opponents of the Gaddafi regime and its supporters, has created a mass exodus from the African country. In fact it is the return home of all those foreign workers who had gone to Libya in search of work. A conservative estimate shows them around 2.5 million. Therefore, they are 2.5 million people were laid off and are now forced to return, the least worst in the countries of origin where it obviously will remain unemployed. Workers who return home are mostly male and young, from 19 to 30 years. Many of them with work in Libya and then the salary guaranteed the survival of several families at home. And now what happens? The greater fear is that this will lead to a growth of religious extremism especially if it will be immediately initiated economic development projects and creation of work which ensure a minimum income to those who had to go home. The fear is now also catch landings of migrants to Sicily and Crete. So far, many have landed on Lampedusa in the first strip of land running from North Africa and Italian all claim to be Tunisian. Are welcomed at the reception center in Lampedusa, from where, with an air-bridge are taken away to make room for the next wave of landings. In the first two months of 2011, the number of illegal immigrants arrived in Italy through the landings on the coast, 132, was intercepted 6,333 illegal immigrants, of which only 5478 are landed on Lampedusa. A number that exceeded the total of 2010 with 159 landings that led Italy in 4406 migrants.
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