President of the Presidential Council meets with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

New York, 28.09, 2019 (Lana) - President of the Presidential Council of the National Accord Government (NAG), Fayez Al-Sarraj, met at the Libyan Mission's headquarter to the United Nations in New York, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, and discussed cooperation relations between the GNA and UNHCR. Al-Sarraj, welcomed the High Commissioner, praising UNHCR's efforts to help refugees around the world, pointing out that Libya is facing the problem of illegal immigration rather than asylum. He said that the number of illegal immigrants in shelters in Libya represents a very small percentage compared to the total number of migrants scattered throughout Libya, whose fate is controlled by international networks of smuggling and human trafficking. The President of the Presidential Council reviewed the Government's efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to the residents of the shelters that have been taken measures to close them. For his part, the High Commissioner praised the efforts of the Government of National Accord, expressing his understanding of the difficulties faced by Libya, and stressed the readiness of the Commission to provide assistance and work together to face the negative effects of this phenomenon. =Lana=