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Watchdog body warns of social unrest

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    The watchdog Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) has warned of potential social unrest in Liberia due to its “stagnant and depressed economy”. In a statement received by IRIN, the JPC described the economy as a “comatose patient teetering on the very edge of life”. Statistics were hard to come by, it noted, but said unemployment was generally considered at over 75 percent. “Such large numbers of people, particularly young men...poses a serious social problem whose volatility could lead to an explosion into violent social unrest, with unimaginable consequences for the government and civil society,” the statement said.

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