Focusing refugee protection efforts solely on Libya would be "a mistake", said Vincent Cochetel, Special Envoy of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), on Wednesday 26 June, at a press conference in Brussels.
For him, it is important to place more emphasis on the countries around Libya. This war-torn country is one of the starting points for many migrants to Europe.
"We need to find solutions around Libya, which also applies, to some extent, to countries...