The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has evacuated more than 100 asylum-seekers on a flight from Libya to reach Rwanda.

According to UNHCR, the migrants were from Eritrea, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia and South Sudan, including 38 children.

UNHCR expressed its thanks to the relevant Libyan authorities for their support in facilitating the necessary formalities for these humanitarian evacuation flights.

Variety