UN permits evacuation of families of Burundi staff amid DRC violence

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UN permits evacuation of families of Burundi staff amid DRC violence

As violence rages on in the DRC, the UN has given the green light to the evacuation of families of its international staff from Burundi, according to a letter seen by news agency AFP. Several flights have been chartered, according to a local official.

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The United Nations, in turn, is evacuating families of its international staff from Burundi because of the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a letter obtained by the AFP, while Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye is trying to reassure the diplomats.