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Funds needed for reintegration and peace-building

    NAIROBI

    In view of the "rapid evolution of events" in the country, the UN system would need to revise its consolidated appeal for the Congo by the middle of the year, UN Humanitarian Coordinator William Paton said on Wednesday. At a UN Headquarters press briefing, Paton said the appeal revision would reflect the increased opportunity to delivery emergency relief and support
    new needs for reintegration and peace-building. The original appeal for the year 2000 was for some US $20 million. Paton said that displaced persons in the Congo had last year received "the least amount of assistance per capita" compared to the rest of the world because of insecure access and "a lack of international interest", according to a UN account of the press conference received by IRIN.

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