Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
About $1 billion is needed over three years, according to a new assessment. But the junta's lack of reform is raising doubts about long-term assistance.
UN Dispatch (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
What does one have to do with the other? To be precise: not much. The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a separate institution from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. (ICTY). The latter is a temporary, ad hoc tribunal focused only on the Balkans. The former is a permanent institution with a global remit. Despite these differences, though, Karadzic's arrest may offer...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
As much as 25 percent of cyclone relief aid in Myanmar is being lost because of the military government's foreign exchange system, a United Nations official said Friday.
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
DPA New York, July 25 (DPA) The US has said that it would seek to impose “stronger measures” if Myanmar’s military regime continues to refuse to implement democratic reforms and release political prisoners, including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. US Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad Thursday said following a UN Security Council meeting that UN special envoy [...]
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
As much as 25 percent of cyclone relief aid in Myanmar is being lost because of the military government's foreign exchange system, a United Nations official said Friday. Dan Baker, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Myanmar, said he is concerned that the...
Stevie Wonder's Personal Blog (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
SITUATION REMAINS DIRE FOR MYANMAR CYCLONE VICTIMS, UN AGENCIES WARN New York, Jul 25 2008 10:00AM Nearly three months after deadly Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar, hundreds of thousands of children and adults are in need of critical humanitarian assistance, two United Nations agencies on the frontlines of relief efforts said> /a> today. "The situation in Myanmar remains dire," said Chris Kaye, Country...
Relief Web (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Date: 25 Jul 2008 Source: World Food Programme
World Food Program (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Twelve weeks after Cyclone Nargis devastated the Ayeyarwady Delta region of Myanmar, hundreds of thousands of families still have a lengthy storm to weather, WFP said.
ABC News (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Myanmar's fishing families, vital industry struggle to survive after cyclone.
OTB News (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
YAY TWIN GONE, Myanmar (AP) — No matter how much she loved the river and sea that once provided her family’s daily food, Tin Tin Latt now just wants to stay away from the water that widowed her, killed two of her children and destroyed the family’s livelihood….
Stevie Wonder's Personal Blog (Free subscription) | 22 hours ago
TOP UN OFFICIAL DISCUSSES CYCLONE RESPONSE WITH MYANMAR'S PRIME MINISTER New York, Jul 24 2008 6:00PM The top United Nations humanitarian official today held talks with Myanmar's Prime Minister to discuss progress made in assisting survivors of the deadly Cyclone Nargis which struck the South-East Asian nation in early May. Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes told the Prime Minister, General Thein...
News & Information (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
The United States warned Myanmar’s military rulers Thursday that they must cooperate with UN mediator Ibrahim Gambari or face increased pressure from the Security Council. US…Read more
Reuters (Free subscription) | 22 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council was split on Thursday over how to push Myanmar to improve human rights and adopt democratic reforms as a U.N. special envoy prepared for a key visit to the Asian nation.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 22 hours ago
When Cyclone Nargis struck Myamar in early May, it killed thousands of fishermen and destroyed the fishing grounds and ponds of those that survived, leaving families destitute.
Myanmar (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
WASHINGTON: The US Congress has voted to renew a legislation banning all imports from military-ruled Myanmar and sent it for President George W. Bush's signature, lawmakers said on Thursday. The...
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raimondo | 06/29/2008
Burma (Myanmar) cyclone interim report: Aftermath less dire than predicted 06-25 2008 A survey by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the UN, and the Burmese government finds that most of the hardest-hit villages have received some emergency aid. But many people are living hand-to-mouth and have limited access to clean water. BANGKOK, THAILAND - Nearly two months after a deadly cyclone ripped
babylittle | 06/13/2008
As Irrawaddy went to report on Wednesday, June 11th 2008, despite the announcement of a major multilateral operation to determine the scope of cyclone Nargis on Burma, 18 cyclone victims (women and children) were arrested following
legionofmarduk | 05/08/2008
While former u.s. vice president Al Gore officially declared Myanmar's devastating typhoon to be linked to global warming (which makes atmospheric events all the more extreme and life-threatening) both in the developed West and in the developing East seminars, conferences and symposia dedicated to the themes of sustainability do multiply...
