Humanitarian emergency on Libya's borders

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Stars trail across the night sky above a United Nations displacement camp in Ras Jdir, Tunisia on March 13. As fighting continues in and around the Libyan capital of Tripoli, tens of thousands of guest workers including men women and children from Egypt, Tunisia, Bangladesh, Sudan and other countries continue to flee to the border of Tunisia. The situation has turned into a humanitarian emergency as Tunisia is overwhelmed with the workers.

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A man's name is called as men from Bangladesh wait patiently for information about their repatriation at a United Nations displacement camp in Ras Jdir, Tunisia on March 13.

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with all these humanitarian crises Japan, Lybia... I am happy to have my warm bed and my piece of bread for lunch, but a green grass warm and clean to sit on, my dog and a blue sky with peace and happiness and safety for my family

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