Full Coverage: Aid
May 2008
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07.05.2008
UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (OneWorld) - A major U.S.-based humanitarian aid group is urging the Bush administration to revise its aid policy toward Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) and provide immediate assistance to the cyclone victims in that country.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Myanmar] [United States] [Emergency relief] [Geopolitics] |
07.05.2008
Five days after Cyclone Nargis hit parts of Myanmar, international aid has begun to arrive. Latest estimates claim over 22,000 people have perished and twice as many gone missing, leaving a million people homeless. The Irrawaddy delta still remains cut off from the world.
more...Related topics/regions: [Shelter & housing] [Water/sanitation] [Disease] [United Nations] Image: Devastation all around / Photo credit: AP
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05.05.2008
The devastating Cyclone Nargis that struck Myanmar early Saturday has claimed 350 lives, as death tolls mount. While aid operations were restricted by the military junta in the outskirts of capital Yangon, the state media announced the country will go ahead with the constitutional referendum on May 10.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Emergency relief] [Food] Image: Ravaged city / Photo credit: Reuters
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