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New Fighting Hampers UN Efforts To Aid Thousands Displaced In Côte d’Ivoire

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 March 2011 – Insecurity and the resulting limited humanitarian access in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire’s largest city are compounding United Nations efforts to aid some of the 300,000 people displaced by fighting stemming from defeated president Laurent Gbagbo’s refusal to leave office.

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The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), via local implementing partners, began aid distribution in the city over the weekend and has managed to reach some 10,000 internally displaced persons…

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