[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN official: Funding, aid are crucial next steps in Mali

 

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	February 27, 2013 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate UN official: Funding, aid are crucial next steps in Mali Conditions in northern Mali are better since French troops ousted Islamist fighters, but the populace remains fearful of reprisals after the French leave, says John Ging of the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The UN has received just $17 million of a requested $373 million in emergency aid for Mali. 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