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VIGIL

CALCUTTA, INDIA: At Ahespur Camp, about 45 miles from

Calcutta, a father sits and watches over his dying

son recently. Since the outbreak of civil strife in

East Pakistan, UNICEF sources report, over 9.5 million

East Pakistanti refugees have crossed the border into

India's northeastern region. They have flooded into

temporary camps such as Ahespur. At the camps,

children already weakened by malnutrition are easy

prey for pneumonia and gastro-enteritic diseases.

UNICEF reports that the World Bank has estimated the

cost of aiding the refugees for one year at

roughly $700 million. UNICEF has played a large role

in efforts to aid the refugees. The organization has

been primarily involved in the Operation Lifeline

feeding programs for children in the camps by

providing food, transport and supplies for Lifeline

Alpha, a supplementary feeding program designed to

reach over 2 million children, and Beta, descibed as

a curative nutrition therapy program for sick

and malnourished children in hospital. It is hoped that

Lifeline Beta will reach some 115,000 children.

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CREDIT (UPI) UNICEF PHOTO BY JONATHAN WEINBERGER