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Peacekeepers to get condoms

    NAIROBI

    Meanwhile, the proposed budget for MONUC included a line-item for the procurement and distribution of condoms as part of efforts to sensitise UN peacekeeping personnel in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS, UN spokesman Fred Eckhard said on Wednesday. He said although there was no evidence that peacekeepers had spread AIDS, the UN had stepped up preventive measures because UN civilian and military personnel in peacekeeping or humanitarian operations could be exposed to the dangers of spreading or contracting the disease.

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