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UN: More Peacekeepers Needed in Central African Republic

Margaret Besheer

   The United Nations'top diplomat in the Central African Republic said
   Thursday that significantly more peacekeepers are needed to quell
   election-related violence that has caused nearly 60,000 people to flee
   the country.

   "The current capacity of the [U.N.]mission will be tested even more at
   a time when, more than ever, it must protect civilians and ensure the
   delivery of humanitarian assistance, which is severely impacted by acts
   of violence by the CPC," Mankeur Ndiaye, head of the peacekeeping
   mission in the Central African Republic, told the U.N. Security
   Council.

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