U.N. Denounces Aid Agency Leaving Refugee Camps

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U.N. Denounces Aid Agency Leaving Refugee Camps

Reuters (12/21/94)
Bedford, Julian

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has denounced Medecins San Frontieres' (MSF-Doctors Without Borders) decision to leave Rwandan refugee camps in Tanzania, calling it a callous publicity stunt before Christmas. The French wing of MSF announced Tuesday that it would pull out of the camps because aid was supporting the authority of Rwandan killers. MSF France also noted that the refugees were better fed than the Tanzanian population and that the flood of international aid was excessive. Chris Bowers, spokesman for the UNHCR, said he doubted the sincerity of the decision to leave and MSF's justification for it. "Are they really suggesting that we should not give these people a proper diet?" He asked. "Are they really suggesting we should not give AIDS instruction and try and find ways of combating AIDS? Do they want more people to die from AIDS?" Bowers asked.

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