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Humanitarian agencies appeal for more funds

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    The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in cooperation with other agencies, is updating its consolidated appeal for Sierra Leone to reflect the current situation, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Monday.

    In his latest report on Sierra Leone to the UN Security Council, Annan said the appeal was only about 37 percent funded. A stronger response was required, he said, to meet the urgent humanitarian and rehabilitation needs of the country.

    Another area of concern was the apparently high rate of HIV/AIDS infection as preliminary data suggested that the country was in the early stages of a major HIV/AIDS outbreak, Annan reported.

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