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With tens of thousands of vulnerable people believed to be hiding in forests and small villages in conflict-torn parts of the Republic of Congo, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator today called on the warring parties to guarantee humanitarian access to those most in need.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights today voiced concern over abuses in the Republic of Congo, where fighting has displaced tens of thousands of civilians and prevented relief workers from gaining access to those in need of assistance.

A top United Nations relief official today stressed the urgent need for aid workers to be allowed access to vulnerable people in the Republic of Congo, where the humanitarian situation has been deteriorating.

Alarmed at reports of the worsening humanitarian situation in the Republic of the Congo, a top United Nations relief official today appealed to all parties in the conflict to respect humanitarian principles, especially those that provide for the protection of civilian in armed conflict, and allow aid workers access to those in need.