Myanmar (Free subscription) | yesterday
YANGON, 25 July 2008 (IRIN) - Following a three-day mission to Myanmar, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes says he hopes for stronger ...
Myanmar (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
After visiting cyclone-hit areas of Burma's Irrawaddy delta on Tuesday, John Holmes, the United Nations' chief humanitarian relief official, said that aid efforts must now shift their focus to more is...
Myanmar (Free subscription) | yesterday
July 25, 2008 · U.N. humanitarian chief John Holmes, back from a visit to Myanmar, says rebuilding efforts are under way after May's deadly cyclone. But relief and recovery operations still hav...
Alertnet (Free subscription) | yesterday
Source: IRIN Following a three-day mission to Myanmar, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes says he hopes for stronger donor response in the wake of the Post Nargis Joint Assessment Report (PONJA) report released in Singapore on 22 July.
Myanmar (Free subscription) | yesterday
The United Nation's humanitarian envoy John Holmes says aid money for Burma in the wake of Cyclone Nargis is going to those in need. Mr Holmes has just returned from a visit to the isolated nation. ...
Myanmar (Free subscription) | yesterday
United Nations humanitarian chief John Holmes acknowledged Thursday that the international community’s relief effort for the victims of Cyclome Nargis in Burma was losing millions of dollars to ...
Myanmar (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Yangon - United Nations humanitarian chief John Holmes acknowledged Thursday that the international community's relief effort for the victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar was losing millions of dollar...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Yangon - United Nations humanitarian chief John Holmes acknowledged Thursday that the international community's relief effort for the victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar was losing millions of dollars to the regime's foreign exchange controls. This...
Myanmar (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Yangon - United Nations humanitarian chief John Holmes acknowledged Thursday that the international community's relief effort for the victims of Cyclome Nargis in Myanmar was losing millions of dollar...
Myanmar (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Visiting United Nations Humanitarian Chief John Holmes met with Myanmar Prime Minister General Thein Sein in the new capital of Nay Pyi Taw Thursday, diplomatic sources said. No details were disclosed...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Yangon - United Nations humanitarian chief John Holmes acknowledged Thursday that the international community's relief effort for the victims of Cyclome Nargis in Myanmar was losing millions of dollars to the regime's foreign exchange controls. This...
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
International aid money sent to Burma's cyclone victims is being lost as a result of the junta's foreign exchange regulations, according to United Nations officials.John Holmes, the UN's humanitarian affairs chief, said the loss was "a serious problem" which he raised with Burmese leaders during a visit this week. They promised to address the issue.The UN acknowledged the gravity of the...
Myanmar (Free subscription) | yesterday
New Delhi - Over two months on after relief efforts, the United Nations has perforce admitted that there is a 'serious issue' involved in the conversion mechanism of the aid money provided to Burma's cyclone victims.The UN Secretary-General's spokesperson, Michele Montas, on Thursday said John Holmes, the UN humanitarian chief, has acknowledged that there are problems in foreign exchange...
Myanmar (Free subscription) | yesterday
International aid money sent to Burma’s cyclone victims is being lost as a result of the junta’s foreign exchange regulations, according to United Nations officials.They quoted John Holmes, the UN’s humanitarian affairs chief, as describing the loss as “a serious problem” that he had raised with Burmese leaders during a visit this week, who had promised to address the issue.EDITOR’S CHOICE-...
Myanmar (Free subscription) | yesterday
... donor nations toward the isolated country's military rulers. Ending a three-day visit to Burma, John Holmes, the United Nations head of humanitarian affairs, said Thursday that he was encouraged by signs of recovery such as house repairs and field plowing in the disaster zone, but underlined the urgent need for more aid. Earlier this month, the UN raised its appeal for the first year...
