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Impasse in Côte d'Ivoire means more suffering - UN chief

Malnourished child at a clinic in Odienne, northern Cote d'Ivoire. Nancy Palus/IRIN
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    The people of Côte d'Ivoire risk "prolonged" suffering if political leaders remain in a stalemate over elections and the reunification of the country, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a report released on 20 April.



    A December "supplementary" peace accord was meant to tackle some of the thorniest issues that continue to block a return to normalcy in the country – namely disarmament, the redeployment of the government to the rebel-held north and long-overdue elections.



    Ban says the parties to Côte d'Ivoire's peace process "have made very limited progress" towards implementing these steps.



    "In the event that the parties fail to resolve their current differences and the lack of clarity on a new date for the elections continues, the future of the country would be adversely affected and the suffering of the Ivorian people unnecessarily prolonged."



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