Relief groups in Ivory Coast call for more international aid
An estimated 135,000 Ivorians have sought refuge in Liberia since the crisis started. (Photo: Peter Biro/IRC)
In a statement released today, the International Rescue Committee and 12 other aid agencies warned that the situation in Ivory Coast and Liberia has descended into a huge humanitarian disaster which requires urgent international funding.
Despite recent political developments, the humanitarian emergency remains and the needs of people affected by extreme fighting continue to escalate, the agencies said. Funding is desperately needed to provide life-saving aid and to rebuild shattered communities, but the humanitarian aid pledged so far has fallen dangerously short.
The conflict in Ivory Coast has already displaced more than one million people from their homes and forced around 135,000 refugees to flee to Liberia. People made homeless by violence are now in desperate need of food, water, shelter, sanitation and protection. The majority of the displaced are children, many of whom are at risk from disease and hunger.
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