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Over 30 UN staff killed in 2008

Sudanese refugees loading their belongings on to a United Nations Refugee Agency truck minutes before beginning their voluntary repatriation to southern Sudan, Kakuma, northwestern Kenya, 14 February 2007. So far, approximately 3,000 returnees have left Siegfried Modola/IRIN
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    Some 34 UN personnel lost their lives in 2008, down from 42 in 2007, said a 12 January UN staff union press release.

    UN staff union president Stephen Kisambira said although the number was down “2008 remained another harsh year for UN personnel around the world”.

    Most deaths were in Sudan and Somalia.

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