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Taking the cheap option would cost lives and risks destabilising the region, Oxfam warns

Potential cuts to the next South Sudan peacekeeping mission risk endangering thousands of lives and future stability, international agency Oxfam said today. As the Security Council this week debates the future of the mission, Oxfam warned that failure to fully fund and resource it – including by slashing troop or civilian staffing numbers due to cost concerns – would undermine the progress that has been made over the past six years.
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