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In Cote d'Ivoire
the number of displaced people is growing.
Thousands have been uprooted by violence
that has plagued the country
since contested elections last December.
Incumbent Laurent Gbagbo is still refusing to acknowledge
President Alassane Ouattara as the rightful winner,
leading to inter-ethnic tensions and unrest.
Many men, women and children
have left their homes with nothing more
than the clothes on their backs,
some into neighboring Liberia,
or to the west of the country,
where the UN is now stepping up relief operations.
A new camp will shelter 6000,
but so far the UN says it has registered
nearly 39,000 displaced people in the area.
Melissa Fleming, Spokesperson for the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR.
"Civilians do remain traumatized by the recent troubles.
Many families who we speak to
say that they left their homes in anticipation of a possible attack.
They tell us they fear becoming trapped
in case of renewed war
and will only consider returning to their homes
once the political deadlock is resolved
and their security is assured."
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