07 March 2011 - An interagency mission, escorted by UNAMID, today left Nyala, South Darfur, for East Jebal Marra. The assessment mission, which will last several days, includes personnel of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the UN World Health Organization (WHO), the Ministry of Health and UNAMID Humanitarian Liaison Office (HLO).

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