Somalia: Somali Migrants Return From Libya in Joint EU, Somalia, IOM Initiative

Hargeisa/Mogadishu, Somalia — The Federal Government of Somalia, the European Union, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have scaled up their support for Voluntary Humanitarian Returns, assisting Somali migrants stranded in Libya.

A charter flight carrying 147 young Somali migrants, including several minors, landed in Hargeisa, where 31 disembarked, before continuing to Mogadishu with the remaining 116.

Upon arrival in Mogadishu, the migrants were greeted by Somali Minister of…