11/18/2004

The Monitor (Uganda)
Kakaire A. Kirunda

Refugees International (RI) is conducting a humanitarian assessment mission in northern Uganda. The exercise started on November 4 and will end November 22.

According to the NGO's statement released recently, this is RI's third assessment mission in northern Uganda in the past three years.

"The RI team will assess the protection and assistance needs of IDPs and whether or not these needs are being met. The RI team will specifically focus on the mental health needs of civilians and different approaches to providing psycho-social support," the release reads in part.

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