UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Angola expresses concern regarding nine missing humanitarian workers
LUANDA, 23 May: - The United Nations
Humanitarian Coordinator in Angola today expressed serious concern about
nine humanitarian workers who have not been accounted for since last Monday=B4s
armed attack on Golungo Alto in Kwanza Norte Province. The humanitarian
workers of Assistência Médica Internacional (AMI), Médecins sans Frontières-Belgium
(MSF-B) and World Vision International (WVI) disappeared during the early
morning attack on the town, situated approximately 180 km southeast of
Luanda. They had been working in Golungo Alto on projects related to food
distribution, agriculture, sleeping sickness prevention and resettlement
activities.
As of Tuesday evening, 2,326 persons
(714 families) from Golungo Alto who had fled by foot and trekked 55 km
to safety had been registered at four registration points outside the city
of Ndalatando. Approximately 500 unaccompanied children are included among
the registered IDPs. Food and medical assistance is being provided and
the IDPs are being temporarily relocated to two warehouses in Ndalatando.
For further information, please contact:
Information Unit
OCHA Angola
+244 2 448 205
+244 2 444 321
OCHA Angola
Av. Comandante Valódia 206 - 5 Andar Luanda Angola
Telefone: (244-2) 444321/448205/441072
Fax Local: (244-2-442710)
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