A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Ivory Coast, the United Nations said on Thursday.
The western African nation continues to be in a political stalemate started when incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo refused to step down after losing the presidential elections last December.
Now, nearly 100,000 people have fled the country in fear. “The political blockade is becoming more deeply entrenched, causing the humanitarian situation to get worse and worse,” said António Guterres, U.N. high commissioner for Refugees in a statement.
Over the past two months, supporters of Gbagbo have increasingly used violence to intimidate the president-elect and foreign organizations operating in the country.
On Thursday, Gbagbo ordered a radio station operated by the U.N. mission in Ivory Coast to be shut down. At present the radio station is still operating normally.
The western African nation continues to be in a political stalemate started when incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo refused to step down after losing the presidential elections last December.
Now, nearly 100,000 people have fled the country in fear. “The political blockade is becoming more deeply entrenched, causing the humanitarian situation to get worse and worse,” said António Guterres, U.N. high commissioner for Refugees in a statement.
Over the past two months, supporters of Gbagbo have increasingly used violence to intimidate the president-elect and foreign organizations operating in the country.
On Thursday, Gbagbo ordered a radio station operated by the U.N. mission in Ivory Coast to be shut down. At present the radio station is still operating normally.
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