© ICRC /E. Bouvet / ao-d-00137-20
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Kuito, camp for displaced persons. Children in front of a wrecked tank.
"The direct consequences of the internal conflict, which ended in 2002, have considerably diminished. So today it's no longer necessary for the ICRC to maintain a constant presence in Angola. Nevertheless, we'll monitor the situation closely from our delegation in Pretoria. The population's needs will be met by others – for example by the Angolan authorities, to whom the ICRC turned over limb-fitting equipment which had been imported for use in the three centres it supported, and the Angola Red Cross, which now runs the family-links programme. We have done everything we can to ensure a smooth transition." Maryse Limoner, head of delegation 2007-09
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