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Today was our last day in the Shousha transit camp near Tunisia’s border with Libya. And it was the first day that I felt nervous there â€" not for my personal safety, but rather for the future of the camp and those who are having to temporarily call it home. My unease was undoubtedly influenced by the knowledge that the flights taking the majority in the camp back to their home countries are about to be halted. And as I talked to people in the camp today, I worried about the impact such a stoppage might have on them.

The evacuation of the third party nationals from Shousha is an incredibly expensive operation. It works out to an average of about $900 per person, per evacuation. Those numbers add up when you consider how many tens of thousands of people have already been evacuated.

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