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    The Western Area Resettlement Committee has declared the region “sufficiently safe” for the resettlement of IDPs and returning refugees, OCHA said.

    The presence of local administrators, UNAMSIL and the police, and unhindered access for humanitarian staff are evidence that the location is safe.
    Since May, there have been no hostilities in the area between armed factions and residents.

    The committee is composed of the National Commission for Reconstruction, Resettlement and Rehabilitation; the National Commission for Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration; UNAMSIL, OCHA, UNHCR, the police, the city council, the Ministry of Rural Development and Local Housing, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and representatives of IDPs.

    Meanwhile, at least 100 children with RUF and AFRC tattooed on their bodies are to have them removed by surgery, OCHA said, quoting UNICEF.

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