News Topic - Myanmar

UN humanitarian chief to arrive in Myanmar on Sunday
The top United Nations relief official plans to talk directly with the authorities in Myanmar in an effort to accelerate the relief effort for victims of Cyclone Nargis which may have left more than 100,000 people dead and severely affected up to 2.5 million others.
UN News Centre  –  16 hours, 45 minutes ago  ¦  comment?
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Focus in Myanmar on saving lives, not politics, Ban Ki-moon tells Assembly
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the United Nations is concerned with saving lives, not with politics, as he tries to ramp up aid efforts following Cyclone Nargis which struck Myanmar and has severely affected up to 2.5 million people.
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U.S. pushing hard for copters to ferry Myanmar relief
YANGON, Myanmar — The door is open. But just a crack. Myanmar's isolationist ruling junta is now
NewsOK.com  –  17 hours, 40 minutes ago  ¦  comment?
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Controversial aid efforts discussed at private lunch hosted by Canada
UNITED NATIONS - Canada risks being pulled into a growingcontroversy over UN hopes for a global conference on Myanmar afterprivately hosting a luncheon for mainly Western ambassadors whoincluded organizing such an event in their talks.
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New storm deepens misery
Torrential tropical downpours lashed Myanmar's IrrawaddyDelta today, deepening the misery of an estimated 2.5 milliondestitute survivors of Cyclone Nargis.
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U.N. urges more aid for cyclone victims
Associated Press - May 15, 2008 11:53 PM ET YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - The U.N. says a small fraction of the supplies hundreds of thousands of cyclone victims need to cope with the crisis in...
KHQ Right Now  –  17 hours, 52 minutes ago  ¦  comment?
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Myanmar junta warns against hoarding cyclone aid
AP - Myanmar's junta warned Thursday it will punish anyone found hoarding or trading foreign aid meant for cyclone survivors, but relief groups said they had seen no evidence of people selling or stockpiling donated goods.
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Myanmar resists world pressure
State media says outside help not needed as government evicts refugees from shelter.
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Local heroes step in for cyclone victims
From shopkeepers handing out free rice porridge to medical students caring for the sick, ordinary people in Myanmar are stepping in to help cyclone victims.
MSNBC.com  –  20 hours, 37 minutes ago  ¦  comment?
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U.S. 'Anxious to Help' Myanmar, Blocked
Top military diplomat speaks out on the challenge of getting aid to Myanmar.
ABC News  –  20 hours, 46 minutes ago  ¦  comment?
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