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Article: Secretary-General asks Security Council to prevent further deterioration of dire situation in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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- May 13, 2003
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M2 PRESSWIRE-13 May 2003-UN: Secretary-General asks Security Council to prevent further deterioration of dire situation in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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The following statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan was issued on 10 May:
I am deeply alarmed by the deterioration of the security situation in Bunia. Thousands of civilians have fled their homes while militia groups are fighting for control of the town and engaged in extensive looting. The United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) headquarters in Bunia has been attacked by militias, despite the ...