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IRC says demobilised soldiers in urgent need of food and shelter

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    The situation of approximately 1,220 surrendered Sierra Leonean Army soldiers camped at the Mammy Yoko Heliport is “deplorable”, according to the Sierra Leone’s Inter-Religious Council (IRC). The IRC, following a visit to the camp, said there was little or no provision there for shelter, food, non-food items or health services, HACU reported. According to the HACU report, the IRC has asked the government of Sierra Leone and humanitarian agencies to attend to the needs of the demobilised soldiers and their families as “a matter of urgency

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