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Concern over humanitarian situation in Pool

Concern is growing over the humanitarian situation in the Pool region due to the impact of insecurity, looting and population displacement since October, UN Humanitarian Coordinator Dominique AitOuyahia McAdams said. Civilian populations who fled their towns have been living in forests, where access to food and basic health services is very limited, McAdams told IRIN. “As it has been raining, it is feared that children and the elderly in particular must be in very poor condition,” McAdams said. Continuing insecurity, however, has prevented UN agencies from reaching the area to assess the situation or provide relief assistance to affected populations, she said. The situation has also seriously affected the current agricultural season in Pool, McAdams added. About 7,000 displaced people from Pool had so far been registered by church groups in Brazzaville, where they are living with local families, according to humanitarian sources. Most of the displaced are children and some are in poor nutritional condition, the sources said.

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