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World Bank to provide US $130 million for peace

The World Bank has agreed to provide US $130 million dollars to speed up disarmament in Sierra Leone, the United Nations said. It said the money would also cover the repatriation of 400,000 Sierra Leone refugees from Guinea. The pledge came at the end of a two-day fact-finding mission last week by World Bank, UNDP and UNHCR officials.


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