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Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 03:00
Categories: 
Conflict & emergencies [2]
Issue Number: 
111 [3]
Article-Summary: 

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that Liberia's civil war could engulf the capital Monrovia, where half a million people are already in a desperate situation, unless President Charles Taylor and rebel forces can be persuaded to negotiate an early ceasefire.

Category: 
Governance [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/conflict/15101 [5]
Country: 
Liberia [6]

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