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CARE deplores attack

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    The US-based relief agency CARE condemned the cross-border attack on the town of Macenta on Sunday that left one employee of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees dead and another missing.

    “CARE deplores this act of violence, which adds to the untold misery of people who are already suffering. Though our staff is safe, we are still very concerned about the situation,” said Nick Webber, CARE director for Guinea and Sierra Leone, on Sunday. “Our priority is the safety and security of our team. Meanwhile, CARE also is mobilizing resources to provide food, shelter and essential household items to those displaced by this attack.”

    CARE said people were fleeing west from Macenta towards the town of Guekedou, about 75 km away. Macenta is located on the Liberian border 475 km southeast of the capital, Conakry.

    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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