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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (0) Slideshow Full Focus Editor's choice A selection of our top photos from the past 48 hours. Full Article Follow Reuters Nearly one million Ivorians uprooted by conflict: UNHCR Tweet Share this By Stephany Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Up to one million Ivorians have now fled fighting in the main city Abidjan alone, with others uprooted across the country, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Friday as violence escalated in a 4-month power... Email Print Related News France asks U.N. council to sanction Ivory Coast's Ggagbo 11:39am EDT U.N. rights body to send inquiry team to Ivory Coast 10:41am EDT Analysis & Opinion India’s coal irony Frictions seen easing in troubled U.N. human rights body Related Topics World » United Nations » 1 / 6 Refugees from Ivory Coast walk with their belongings through Grand Gedeh county in eastern Liberia March 23, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Simon Akam By Stephany Nebehay GENEVA | Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:39am EDT GENEVA (Reuters) - Up to one million Ivorians have now fled fighting in the main city Abidjan alone, with others uprooted across the country, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Friday as violence escalated in a 4-month power struggle. Hours ahead of a U.N. Security Council debate, France announced it had submitted a draft U.N. resolution banning the use of heavy weapons in Abidjan. The United Nations has accused forces loyal to incumbent Laurent Gbagbo of such attacks, which his camp strenuously denies. "The massive displacement in Abidjan and elsewhere is being fueled by fears of all-out war," UNHCR spokeswoman Melissa Fleming told a news briefing in Geneva. "Available estimates are that between 700,000 and one million could now be displaced," Fleming told reporters. Ivory Coast has descended to the verge of civil war following a disputed election in November last year which Alassane Ouattara is recognized internationally to have won. Gbagbo has refused to step down, saying the results were rigged. The violent stand-off has led to 462 confirmed deaths. The U.N. agency said those leaving were mainly residents from the districts of Abobo, Adjamame, Williamsville and Yopougon, some of the most populated areas of Abidjan, a city of more than 4 million inhabitants. "Families fleeing areas of conflict have told UNHCR monitors that they are afraid of being caught in the fire and killed by stray bullets," Fleming added. A U.N. human rights officer said Thursday forces loyal to Gbagbo shelled areas seen as pro-Ouattara, and had killed 50 people in the past week. Gbagbo's camp has denied such attacks. MEDICAL STAFF FLEE ABIDJAN Leaders of Ivory Coast's neighbors called Thursday for the mandate of the 12,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping mission to be strengthened so it can more robustly prevent civilian deaths. The world body is mindful, however, that a more forceful engagement could also lead to an escalation in the fighting. At an EU summit in Brussels, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told reporters France had submitted a draft resolution banning heavy weapons in Abidjan, days after the United Nations warned that pro-Gbagbo forces were readying an attack helicopter and rocket launchers. Gbagbo's government has repeatedly accused the U.N. of bias and siding with rivals it calls "terrorists." "At a minimum there should be no heavy weapons in Abidjan," Sarkozy said. "We're talking about helicopters, mortars that could shoot on the population. It should be declared illegal by the international community." The medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said it had treated hundreds of people with bullet wounds and there were no signs of the situation improving as health staff, along with many Ivorians, were fleeing Abidjan. Nearly all medical workers in six hospitals have fled, it said. "Health centers no longer operate -- or provide extremely limited services -- because medical staff have left, they lack drugs and medical supplies, and because some have been looted," said Renzo Fricke, MSF emergency coordinator. 1 2 Next World United Nations Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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