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UN Warns of Humanitarian Crisis in Congo

HeadlineMar 17, 2005

And in news from Africa, the United Nations is warning that the eastern portion of Congo is now suffering the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Jan Egeland, the top relief official of the United Nations, said, '’It is beyond belief that the world is not paying more attention.'’ Egeland said thousands are dying in Congo every month and have been for years. He said the death toll amounted to ’’one tsunami every six months, year in and year out, for the last six years.”

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