Observer mission to liaise with humanitarian staff

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A survey team to evaluate security conditions in the field was expected to arrive in Kinshasa later in the week, while MONUC also planned to draw on the knowledge of UN personnel already in the field - especially in frontline areas - to establish a picture of the security situation. While no humanitarian personnel would be deployed by MONUC, if it was confronted with “points of interest” - such as the problem of child soldiers - it planned to warn the appropriate agencies, Massart told IRIN.

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