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Myanmar's military government has denied unconfirmed reports that it is hoarding high quality aid meant for cyclone victims and replacing it with rotten food. The regime says the claim is outrageous and insists that the military continues to control relief distribution. Meanwhile EU ministers in...
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UN worried aid may not reach Myanmar victims
By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, May 13 (Reuters) - The United Nations is worried that some of the aid intended for victims of a deadly cyclone in Myanmar might have been diverted but has no hard proof this has occurred, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Speaking at a regular news...
First batch of U.S. aid arrives in Myanmar
Myanmar children lined up to receive free rice Monday on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar. Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar — A U.S. plane ferried relief to Myanmar for the first time Monday to help nearly 2 million cyclone victims facing disease and starvation, but the U.N. chief criticized the...
West urges Myanmar to act on crucial aid
By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Heavy rains pelted homeless cyclone survivors in Myanmar’s Irrawaddy delta on Tuesday, complicating the already slow delivery of aid to more than 1.5 million people facing hunger and disease. As more foreign aid trickled into the former Burma, critics ratcheted...
EU says Myanmar must take aid
Myanmar has agreed to accept more American aid, officials said Tuesday, opening the door for what could be a massive relief operation as the United Nations warned that less than a quarter of victims’ needs are being met 10 days after the devastating cyclone struck. Despite the junta’s...
West urges Myanmar to act on crucial cyclone aid
By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Heavy rains pelted homeless cyclone survivors in Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta on Tuesday, complicating the already slow delivery of aid to more than 1.5 million people facing hunger and disease. As more foreign aid trickled into the former Burma, critics ratcheted...
West urges Myanmar to act on crucial cyclone aid
Rain hampers aid effort * Aid deliveries minimal so far, agencies say * Calls for firm action on aid * Myanmar's slow response "callous", says Australia's Rudd (Updates with calls for aid action) By Aung Hla Tun YANGON, May 13 (Reuters) - Heavy rains pelted homeless cyclone survivors in Myanmar's...
EU ready to support 'any initiative' for Burma
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - At the same time, EU ministers emphasised that European humanitarian aid was "neutral, impartial and independent," and called on regional powers, particularly, China, India and the ASEAN group of nations, to pressure the Burmese regime to allow aid into the country. The...
EU Calls on Burma to Give Unfettered Access to Cyclone Victims
They also called on the military junta "to take urgent action to facilitate the flow of aid to people in desperate need, who should benefit in full from the relief offered by the international community." The worst is yet to come Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift:...
Myanmar Regime Accused of Hoarding Aid
CBNNews.com - Only a fraction of the international aid sent to Myanmar, also known as Burma, is actually reaching cyclone victims, the United Nations said. Officials say the military regime is hoarding supplies for itself and handing out food that's not fit to eat. At least 62,000 people are dead...
Myanmar regime 'stealing aid'
Yangon - The UN said on Tuesday that only a tiny portion of international relief is reaching Myanmar's cyclone victims, amid fears that the country's military regime is hoarding high-quality foreign aid for itself while people make do with rotten food. "There is obviously still a lot of...
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