Latest Myanmar Relief News
- Rotary Shelterbox not just a drop in the ocean! 25 Jul 2008 15:50 GMT
... purchased a ''ShelterBox'' to send to the relief effort in Burma, have received photographic evidence that one drop has ... showing the value of the campaign in Myanmar, Burma. In the Labutta Division in the ...
- Top UN official discusses cyclone response with Myanmar's Prime Minister 25 Jul 2008 07:06 GMT
... Top UN official discusses cyclone response with Myanmar’s Prime Minister 25.07.08 - 08:28:07 The top ... South-East Asian nation in early May. Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes told the Prime Minister, ...
- More Australian aid for Burma 25 Jul 2008 06:59 GMT
... dollars more than doubling its contribution to Burma to help it rebuild after the devastation of ... junta that runs Burma. The United Nations' humanitarian envoy, John Holmes, has just left Burma ... $500-million that'll be spent in total on relief. This week Human Rights Watch, the New ...
- UN humanitarian chief meets Myanmar PM 25 Jul 2008 06:58 GMT
... Visiting United Nations Humanitarian Chief John Holmes met with Myanmar Prime Minister General Thein Sein in the ... Secretary-General for UN Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, toured some villages in Bogalay and ...
- Brunei attends ARF Defence Officials Dialogue 25 Jul 2008 06:32 GMT
... Representatives from ARF member states at the Defence ... efforts to enhance humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. The participation of ARF states, with the ... Brunei, Bangladesh, Canada, the Philippines, Indonesia, Korea, Myanmar, Malaysia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, ...
- Myanmar storm aid must reach people, not junta 25 Jul 2008 06:32 GMT
... Myanmar storm aid must reach people, not junta ... needed in the nation formally known as Burma, but funds must be monitored to make sure ... notoriously paranoid leadership blocked access for foreign relief workers, raising fears thousands more people would ...
- Myanmar victims still struggling as emergency aid winds down 25 Jul 2008 06:32 GMT
... Myanmar victims still struggling as emergency aid winds ... aid winds down BANGKOK (AFP) - Emergency relief operations are winding down in Myanmar's cyclone-struck ...
- Deputy PM hails ARF, calling for greater faith 25 Jul 2008 05:13 GMT
... Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham ... years. Forum delegates also agreed that humanitarian relief activities after earthquake in Sichuan, China, and ... tripartite co-ordination between ASEAN, the UN and Myanmar after Cyclone Nargis, has given member countries ...
- Asia-Pacific plans regional exercises for disasters 25 Jul 2008 05:00 GMT
... SINGAPORE — Asia-Pacific nations on Thursday called for ... region’s security, including North Korea’s nuclear programme, Myanmar’s rocky road to democracy and a Thai-Cambodia ... military forces to be deployed for disaster relief. A US-Philippine exercise this year could be ...
- 41st ASEAN Ministerial Meeting draws to a close in Singapore 25 Jul 2008 04:47 GMT
... 41st ASEAN Ministerial Meeting draws to a close in ... of conflict between the two countries." On Myanmar, Mr Yeo said ASEAN has helped build ... the Myanmar government and international bodies through relief efforts in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. ...
- US, Malaysia urge Asia-Pacific air forces to work together in disaster response planning 25 Jul 2008 04:44 GMT
... US, Malaysia urge Asia-Pacific air forces to work together ... to plan and cooperate more in disaster relief efforts, saying Tuesday that the region faces ... faces a "tremendous potential" for calamities like Myanmar's Cyclone Nargis. Lt. Gen. Loyd Utterback, the ...
- VOA: "US Lawmakers Vote to Extend Sanctions Against Burma" 25 Jul 2008 04:42 GMT
... have been commenting on the situation in Burma as the U.S. Congress advanced legislation to ... renew unilateral U.S. economic sanctions against the Burmese military government. More from VOA's Dan Robinson ... year, and its initial blocking of international relief aid for cyclone victims. "While there can ...
- Burma: Cyclone Donors Should Ensure Transparency and Accountability 25 Jul 2008 04:34 GMT
... Nations (ASEAN), the United Nations and the Burmese ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) ... on July 21. The total cost of relief and reconstruction was estimated at US$1 billion. ... has long supported increased humanitarian aid to Burma so long as it is properly distributed ...
- Asia-Pacific powers finalize ambitious plan to coordinate disaster relief 25 Jul 2008 01:14 GMT
... China, too, relied heavily on its military to provide relief to the residents of Sichuan, Gansu and ... their sovereignty. The caveat appeared aimed at Myanmar, where the ruling junta refused to allow ...
- Rebuilding Burma 25 Jul 2008 00:50 GMT
... UN keeps watch on aid money to Burma The rebuilding bill in Burma is expected to ... junta that runs Burma. The United Nations humanitarian envoy, John Holmes, has just left Burma ... that will be spent in total on relief. This week Human Rights Watch, the New ...
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