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Pope Francis on Sunday called on the global community to resolve the Libyan migrant crisis, even as EU leaders disagree on how to best manage flows of migrants crossing to Europe.

“I express my closeness to the thousands of migrants, refugees and also others in need of protection in Libya. I don’t forget you ever. I hear your cry and pray for you,” Francis said following his traditional Sunday Angelus prayer on Saint Peter’s Square in the Vatican.

Governments must stop returning migrants to “non-secure countries” like Libya, the 84-year-old pontiff said, while prioritising saving lives in the Mediterranean, safe disembarkations at ports and guaranteeing migrants “alternatives to detention” and access to asylum. On Sunday, migrant rescue hotline Alarm Phone said two inflatable boats in the Mediterranean carrying 60 and 68 people, respectively, needed urgent intervention.

 

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