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Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 7

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

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Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 6

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

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Reuters: Situation for Burmese people "grows worse"

... on the outskirts of the storm's trail of destruction are now makeshift refugee centers. The U.N. humanitarian agency said in a new assessment that between 1.2 million and 1.9 million were struggling to survive in the aftermath of the storm that struck eight days ago. "Given the gravity of the situation including the lack of food and water, some partners have reported fears for security,...

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Public health "catastrophe" looms

... help. The dire warning – and a plea for greater international access to the area – came after the United Nations and non-governmental organisations issued a "The sheer magnitude of the devastation is such that international assistance is essential for ensuring a rapid and coherent response," John Holmes, the UN-under secretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency...

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China should push to get aid in - India, ASEAN also need to push generals to accept international help

... on its own. As John Holmes, head of the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), told the Security Council on May 9, 2008: “The sooner humanitarians are allowed in, and the less procedural and other obstacles we encounter, the more lives we can help save. The speed with which we deliver assistance to those in need is becoming more and more critical and the danger...

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Situation humanitaire en RDC (Katanga) - Rapport hebdomadaire du 05 au 09 mai 2008

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

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RDC:Population movements in eastern DR Congo-January/March 08

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

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Burmese Pass Out Relief Aid In Junta’s Name

From a suddenly righteously indignant Associated Press: Myanmar junta hands out aid boxes with generals’ names YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar’s military regime distributed international aid Saturday but plastered the boxes with the names of top generals in an apparent effort to turn the relief effort for last week’s devastating cyclone into a propaganda exercise. The United Nations [...]

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Pledges for Cyclone Relief Reach $77 million

The United Nations said on Friday $77 million has now been pledged to provide humanitarian relief to storm-stricken Burma. Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, John Holmes, earlier issued...

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Myanmar ambassador: ‘We will accept aid from any corner’

(CNN) — After days of stonewalling, the Myanmar government is ready to accept aid from around the world for victims of Saturday's deadly cyclone, the country's U.N. ambassador said Friday. Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations, Kyaw Tint Swe, made his statement during a special U.N. session during which several [...]

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Apocalypse threatens to engulf Burma but junta seizes aid

BURMA is facing a disease epidemic of "apocalyptic proportions" after the military dictatorship blocked aid efforts and seized vital supplies forcing the United Nations' World Food Programme to tempor...

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Apocalypse threatens to engulf Burma but junta seizes aid

As the death toll from Cyclone Nargis climbed towards 100,000, with a further 1.5 million people left homeless and starving, the Disasters Emergency Committee yesterday warned of a catastrophic humanitarian disaster to follow unless the Burmese government accepted assistance from world aid agencies.Last night the United Nations World Food Programme agreed to send in two further plane-loads...

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Apocalypse threatens to engulf Burma but junta seizes aid

As the death toll from Cyclone Nargis climbed towards 100,000, with a further 1.5 million people left homeless and starving, the Disasters Emergency Committee yesterday warned of a catastrophic humanitarian disaster to follow unless the Burmese government accepted assistance from world aid agencies.Last night the United Nations World Food Programme agreed to send in two further plane-loads...

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USAID Responds to Cyclone Nargis

... in Bangkok awaiting permission to enter Burma. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA), the most urgent needs of populations in affected areas include plastic sheeting, water purification tablets, cooking sets, mosquito nets, emergency health kits, food, and possibly fuel supplies. Citizens who wish to assist the people of Burma are encouraged...

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UN APPEALS FOR $187 MILLION TO AID MYANMAR CYCLONE VICTIMS

UN APPEALS FOR $187 MILLION TO AID MYANMAR CYCLONE VICTIMS New York, May 9 2008 6:00PM The United Nations today appealed for $187 million to help provide humanitarian relief to some 1.5 million people severely affected by the recent cyclone in Myanmar for the next six months. Launching the <" http://ochaonline.un.org/humanitarianappeal/webpage.asp?Page=1665 ">Flash Appeal in New...