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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
... the group said, but on "nowhere near the scale required." A spokesman for the World Food Program, Paul Risley, said the aid amounted to about one-tenth of what was needed.The World Food Program said that authorities had released 38 tons of high-energy biscuits confiscated Friday and that 4.4 tons of biscuits had been delivered yesterday.Heavy showers were forecast for the coming week,...
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News -- Philly.com (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
... the group said, but on "nowhere near the scale required." A spokesman for the World Food Program, Paul Risley, said the aid amounted to about one-tenth of what was needed.The World Food Program said that authorities had released 38 tons of high-energy biscuits confiscated Friday and that 4.4 tons of biscuits had been delivered yesterday.Heavy showers were forecast for the coming week,...
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Myanmar (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... countries were also on the way.But the aid amounted to about one-tenth of what is needed, said Paul Risley, a spokesman for the World Food Program.The focus for the military junta was on the referendum for a constitution that is designed to legitimize and perpetuate military rule. Residents said the vote followed a campaign of coercion mixed with propaganda. The military appeared...
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Myanmar (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... aid amounted to about one-tenth of what is needed, along with a major logistical operation, said Paul Risley, a spokesman for the World Food Program.The military junta focused on the referendum for a constitution that is designed to legitimize and perpetuate military rule. Residents said the vote followed a campaign of coercion mixed with propaganda.In Datgyigone, a farming village...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... aid amounted to about one-tenth of what is needed, along with a major logistical operation, said Paul Risley, a spokesman for the World Food Program.The military junta focused on the referendum for a constitution that is designed to legitimize and perpetuate military rule. Residents said the vote followed a campaign of coercion mixed with propaganda.In Datgyigone, a farming village...
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Myanmar (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... and starvation will claim thousands more lives in the next few days. World Food Program spokesman Paul Risley said aid agencies normally expect to fly in experts and supplies within 48 hours of a disaster, but nearly a week after the cyclone the Burmese authorities are still refusing to let foreign relief workers in.Although the regime says it welcomes all forms of international help,...
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And, yes, I DO take it personally (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
... In the statement, the government said it would distribute international relief supplies itself. Paul Risley, a spokesman for the United Nations World Food Program, said, "all the food aid and equipment that we managed to get in has been confiscated." He said the World Food Program was suspending the few flights that the Myanmar authorities had so far allowed to enter the country until...
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CityNews: Top Stories (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
A U.N. official says the World Food Program is suspending cyclone aid to Myanmar because its government seized supplies flown into the country.He says the WFP has no choice but to suspend the shipments until the matter is resolved.WFP spokesman Paul Risley said Friday that all "the food aid and equipment that we managed to get in has been confiscated." The shipment included 38 tons of...
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Mission & Justice (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... suspend the aid operation, already staggering under the obstruction of the regime. WFP spokesman Paul Risley said last night that all “the food aid and equipment that we managed to get in has been confiscated”. The shipment included 38 tonnes of high-energy biscuits. Mr Risley said it was not clear why the material was seized, but he had earlier blasted the junta, saying its...
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Myanmar (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... of the food aid and equipment that we managed to get in has been confiscated," said Paul Risley, spokesman for the UN's World Food Programme in Bangkok. He said: "It is being held by the government. It is sitting in a warehouse. It is not in trucks heading to Irrawaddy Delta where it is critically needed. The frustration caused by what appears to be a paperwork delay is unprecedented...
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Myanmar (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... biscuits — enough to feed 95,000 people — that were delivered by the United Nations, according to Paul Risley, a spokesman for the U.N. World Food Program in Bangkok. "We are working very closely with the ministries, with the government officials that we know, to ensure that those biscuits are part of an effective measure to bring food now to the people who need it," Risley...
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Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Source: [b]AP[/b] YANGON, Myanmar - A U.N. official says the World Food Program is suspending cyclone aid to Myanmar because its government seized supplies flown into the country. He says the WFP has no choice but to suspend the shipments until the matter is resolved. WFP spokesman Paul R...
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... of the food aid and equipment that we managed to get in has been confiscated," said Paul Risley, spokesman for the UN's World Food Programme in Bangkok. He said: "It is being held by the government. It is sitting in a warehouse. It is not in trucks heading to Irrawaddy Delta where it is critically needed. The frustration caused by what appears to be a paperwork delay is unprecedented...
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News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
... of the food aid and equipment that we managed to get in has been confiscated," said Paul Risley, spokesman for the UN's World Food Programme in Bangkok. He said: "It is being held by the government. It is sitting in a warehouse. It is not in trucks heading to Irrawaddy Delta where it is critically needed. The frustration caused by what appears to be a paperwork delay is unprecedented...
