After four months of conflict, the dark clouds of political uncertainty are slowly clearing in Côte d’Ivoire. For the first time since the crisis began following presidential elections there last November, UNICEF was able to airlift medical, nutrition, education, water and sanitation supplies to the country at the weekend.
Video: UNICEF correspondent Chris Niles reports on the arrival of humanitarian supplies that have been airlifted to conflict-stricken Côte d'Ivoire.
Chartered cargo planes reached the Ivorian capital, Abidjan, as well as Man in the west and Bouake in the country’s central region, on 16 April.
Until now, the violence in Côte d’Ivoire has made it almost impossible for humanitarian agencies to provide basic necessities to displaced children and families in desperate need. At one point recently, staff members were trapped in the UNICEF office for 12 days. When they finally emerged to distribute aid from a warehouse, they witnessed three people being killed.
Read the full report from Abidjan on our blog.
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