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Failing Libya's Migrants
The story of Leila, one of half a million migrants and refugees trapped in the Libyan conflict, and how the response of the United Nations' agencies is falling short of the help she needs.
Trafficked, tortured and trapped in an endless cycle of violence, Leila, along with half a million other migrants and refugees, is desperate for protection from her abusers in Libya. The United Nations' agencies operating there are her only hope. But as the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Rana Jawad has discovered, despite having at its disposal millions of dollars of EU taxpayer money, the UN is letting down the most vulnerable in the conflict.