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Following the press conference, a small delegation of the alliance was invited to speak to Alex Tayler, the Senior Liaison Officer for the Middle East and North Africa at the UN. In the conversation David Yambio and Muhammad Al-Kashef were stressing the demands of the campaign – to be found here: https://unfairagency.org/unhcr/

We brought these demands to the streets in Geneva, while many of our comrades in Libya and people on the move risk their lives to claim their basic human rights. We are struggling together and we will continue until our demands are heard and put into practice by the UNHCR.

In spite of low temperatures and wet feet the sit-in was continued until legally obliged to leave the premises. The evening was sparked with interventions from the Sudanese, Eritrean and Afghan communities stressing their horrendous living conditions and neglect of rights through EUropean authorities. The evening closed with the screening of videos shot during the 100-day struggle in Tripoli and the short film "ABBAS" by Sudanese filmmaker and activist Mustafa Zeyo.

The protest continued with a strong march on the following day, 10th of December and the United Nations ‘75th International Human Rights Day’ from ‘Place des Nations’. The crowd crossed the city shouting "“We are here and we will fight – Seeking asylum is everybody’s right!”" and "UN Agencies – Stop ghosting refugees” until arriving at Place de la Navigation, in the middle of the Paquis neighbourhood where 80% of houses are inhabited by ‘foreigners’. Here the demonstration ended with several artistic and musical performances and a promise to this only being the start for something bigger to come.