Latest Myanmar United Nations News
- UN plans new plea on aid for Burma 16 May 2008 10:31 GMT
... section. It was last updated at 00:29 on ... to dispatch his humanitarian chief to meet Burma's top generals to press the intransigent regime ... We feel impotent." Even the aid agencies' Burmese staff working in devastated towns in the ...
- UN slashes world growth forecast for this year 16 May 2008 10:29 GMT
... The United Nations on Thursday sharply curtailed its forecast for ... States itself, the report issued by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs projected ... The report blamed continued economic decline in Myanmar - likely to be worsened by this ...
- Seized hash likely Canada bound 16 May 2008 10:29 GMT
... China and Vietnam are increasingly used as conduits, UN drug office says May 16, 2008 at ... from opium production in Afghanistan, says the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. "Trafficking routes ...
- Junta warns against hoarding as crisis in Myanmar grows 16 May 2008 10:28 GMT
... cyclone victims." Elisabeth Byrs, spokeswoman for the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said ... medicines and tents have been sent to Myanmar, but its delivery has been slowed down because of ...
- FAO: Myanmar delta needs to plant rice crop by end of June 16 May 2008 10:13 GMT
... © 2003 - 2008 by Monsters and Critics.com, WotR Ltd. All Rights Reserved. All photos are ...
- A battle for Burma's soul 16 May 2008 10:12 GMT
... long been competing for the souls of Burmese people. The military has guns, helicopters, and ... hope to deliver via clandestine networks inside Burma and in neighbouring countries. Khaymananda – a ... public protests in Burma, also known as Myanmar, since 1988. But the regime eventually cracked ...
- No hope for `responsibility to protect' 16 May 2008 10:12 GMT
... s the intermingled tragedy and farce continues in Burma, at a potential cost of several hundred thousand ... issue is the commitment made by the United Nations in 2005 to accept the rule of ...
- Survivors seek refuge from rain amid the death and turmoil 16 May 2008 10:10 GMT
... updated at 10:00 on May 16 2008. Burmese people beg for food in the rain ... night outdoors. The nights are long in Burma. It is pitch black by 7pm, and ... the state-owned newspaper, The New Light of Myanmar, reminds its readers every day - is ...
- Myanmar refuses to let in aid staff 16 May 2008 09:39 GMT
... Myanmar refuses to let in aid staff Published: ... let in foreign aid workers as the UN called an emergency summit. With at least ... once a rich British colony known as Burma, can stand on its own. The New Light of ...
- One Million Children Need Urgent Aid In Myanmar 16 May 2008 09:39 GMT
... One Million Children Need Urgent Aid In Myanmar By D. Arul Rajoo BANGKOK, May 16 ... aid in cyclone-hit areas in Myanmar, the United Nations Children's Fund warned today. In its latest ... Yangon and Irawaddy districts, it said. The UN agency, which deals mainly with children, had ...
- UN must support Asean on Burma 16 May 2008 09:39 GMT
... The UN has planned to hold an international conference in ... in Asia to discuss the plight inside Burma after the aftermath of the devastating Cyclone ... Nayphidaw, Burma's new capital, to discuss with Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein on various measures ...
- Myanmar declares new constitution ratified after partial vote 16 May 2008 09:38 GMT
... But the military regime, which has ruled Myanmar since 1962, didn't wait for complete results ... 43,318, still far below estimates by the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red ... and equipment into Myanmar, also known as Burma, to assess needs and supervise the distribution of ...
- Outside aid far below needs of cyclone survivors 16 May 2008 09:36 GMT
... Outside aid far below needs of cyclone survivors ... of cyclone survivors Relief supplies pushed into Burma by the international community remain far below the ... million victims of the devastating cyclone, the United Nations said. In its latest estimate, the UN ...
- No breakthroughs in Myanmar aid crisis: EU envoy 16 May 2008 09:27 GMT
... No breakthroughs in Myanmar aid crisis: EU envoy 's aid chief said Friday ... have been arriving from around the world. UN humanitarian chief John Holmes is also waiting for ...
- Trudy Rubin: U.N. can and should step in in Myanmar 16 May 2008 09:24 GMT
... desperate people hit by a cyclone, and Myanmar's hard-line junta blocks that help? That is ... are stalling. (Myanmar is also known as Burma). As aid piles up in Thailand, and ... frustration on Friday: "The refusal of the Burmese government to let aid in is criminal ...
- Does Canada have responsibility to protect Burmese? 16 May 2008 08:17 GMT
... of the international community, intervene forcefully in Burma to ensure that this assistance gets through ... than to have humanitarian assistance delivered into Myanmar backed by Western soldiers fighting in the ... of aid delivery to some one million Burmese by the military government rise to the ...
- US Marine guilty of sexual abuse of Japanese girl: court 16 May 2008 08:16 GMT
... New storm deepens misery in cyclone-hit Myanmar Reuters YANGON - Torrential tropical downpours lashed ... mud in the swamp-covered region, the former Burma's ruling generals insist their relief operations are ... and bathed in the same river. The United Nations says more than half a million people ...
- Don't Abandon Burma 16 May 2008 08:16 GMT
... A Burmese man rebuilds a house damaged by Cyclone Nargis. BANGKOK -Burma is in shock. The death toll is now believed to be 150,000. In the ...
- Myanmar suffers from serious shortage of humanitarian aid 16 May 2008 08:15 GMT
... foreign nationals into the delta area, insisting relief operations there can be handled by Myanmar nationals. The United Nations says the regime has issued 40 visas to its staffers and another 46 ...
- Some Myanmar Aid Reportedly Stolen 16 May 2008 08:15 GMT
... Yangon on Wednesday to try to persuade Myanmar's leaders to allow more foreign aid workers ... overseas experts were still being denied. The United Nations' top emergency aid official expressed “huge frustration” ... the storm. Fortunately, he said, he has Burmese staff members who are permitted to pass ...
- UN plans new plea to Burmese generals 16 May 2008 08:09 GMT
... section. It was last updated at 00:29 on ... to dispatch his humanitarian chief to meet Burma's top generals to press the intransigent regime ... We feel impotent." Even the aid agencies' Burmese staff working in devastated towns in the ...
- Bangladesh urges Myanmar to allow foreign aid workers: report 16 May 2008 07:58 GMT
... asked Bangladesh to use its influence with Myanmar's ruling junta. "We have very good relations with ... Myanmar on May 2 and 3. The UN said Thursday that its humanitarian chief John Holmes ...
- Monks' Relief Aims Thwarted 16 May 2008 07:58 GMT
... Burmese people displaced by Cyclone Nargis wait for ... shelter and medicine. The New Light of Myanmar newspaper, a government mouthpiece, has said the ... UN hopes for a global conference on Burma. John Holmes, UN emergency services co-ordinator, said ...
- Holding China Accountable in Burma 16 May 2008 07:58 GMT
... similar aid from reaching the people of Burma, where the ruling junta stands idly by ... Asian nation of Burma (also known as Myanmar) on May 2nd. With 120 mph winds ... were ordered to leave without explanation. The Burmese junta has also turned away search and ...
- Bombastic buffoons in Burma 16 May 2008 07:57 GMT
... An 11-year-old boy in Hamilton is in hospital receiving ... will take care of the children of Burma after cyclone Nargis devastated the country? Where ... in Burma." Another so-called adult in the Burmese government said: "The government has systematically accepted ...
These stories are not published by IPD Group, Inc. and these links will take you to other websites. Some of these websites require their own registration to read their stories.
<<< Please read the disclaimer for more details.>>> | |
Country Info About Myanmar
| |
|
CK - Dovolená - Chorvatsko, Egypt, Tunisko, Turecko, Řecko, ItálieDovolenka - Last Minute - Zájazdy - Egypt, Grécko, TalianskoYoga Studio Prague - Prague Yoga, Yoga Prague, Czech Yoga, Yoga Classes
|
reuters.com:
bbc.co.uk:
ndtv.com:
yahoo.com:
cbsnews.com:
nytimes.com:
