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Inter-agency mission to Makeni

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    An inter-agency mission went to Makeni, Magburaka and Matotoka in northern Sierra Leone on 9-11 February to assess food, health, education, water and sanitation needs, WFP representative Patrick Buckley told IRIN.

    The mission included various NGOs, WFP and the UN Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Unit (HACU). Its findings and action to be taken are now being discussed.

    The needs assessment mission had been scheduled for 1 February, but was delayed after members of the former rebel Revolutionary United Front (RUF) detained 20 UNAMSIL personnel based in Makeni for several hours and took weapons from them, according to a WFP emergency report issued on 10 February.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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