UN to fly aid to Burmese victims

                   
bbc.co.uk: Survivors of Cyclone Nargis rest inside their makeshift shelter in Burma bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk     20-May-2008            

Aid agencies say a huge operation is needed to help cyclone survivors Burma has allowed nine UN World Food Programme helicopters to deliver aid to remote cyclone-hit areas, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says. He said aid had reached only a quarter of those in need, following the 2 May storm... [read full story]                    

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Burma mourns as more cyclone aid arrives

inthenews.co.uk     20-May-2008          

A three-day period of national mourning has begun in cyclone-hit Burma after the country's rulers agreed to allow more foreign influence over relief efforts. Flags will fly at half-mast across the south-east Asian country as the military junta officially mourns victims of Cyclone Nargis, 18 days...                    

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Myanmar cyclone victims mourned

reuters.com     20-May-2008          

By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Flags across Myanmar flew at half-mast on Tuesday, the start of three days of mourning for 134,000 people dead and missing from Cyclone Nargis, as diplomats pressed the military government to speed up aid to survivors. The ruling army declared the official...                    

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Burma Junta Pledge To Let Aid In

dailyrecord.co.uk     20-May-2008          

THE Government have welcomed a vow by Burma's ruling junta to let neighbouring countries distribute foreign aid to victims of the devastating cyclone THE Government have welcomed a vow by Burma's ruling junta to let neighbouring countries distribute foreign aid to victims of the devastating...                    

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Diplomatic Licence: France vs Britain helping Burma

independent.co.uk     20-May-2008          

By Anne Penketh There's some cross-Channel diplomatic sparring going on over how best to help the Burmese people most effectively after Cyclone Nargis. Lord Malloch Brown is just back from Rangoon claiming credit for the agreement on what he calls...                    

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Flags at half-mast in Myanmar

reuters.com     20-May-2008          

By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Flags across Myanmar flew at half-mast on Tuesday for the victims of Cyclone Nargis as diplomats pressed the military government to speed up aid to survivors. The army declared three days of mourning after a visit by 75-year-old junta supremo Than Shwe to the...                    

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Burma cyclone mourning begins

bbc.co.uk     20-May-2008          

Aid agencies say a huge operation is needed to help cyclone survivors Burma has begun official mourning for victims of Cyclone Nargis, as the junta starts to accept limited outside help. On Monday, they agreed to accept more assistance from Asian neighbours - but critics say it is still not...                    

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Flags at half-mast in Myanmar

tiscali.co.uk     20-May-2008          

By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Flags across Myanmar flew at half-mast on Tuesday for the victims of Cyclone Nargis as diplomats pressed the military government to speed up aid to survivors. The army declared three days of mourning after a visit by 75-year-old junta supremo Than Shwe to the...                    

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Flags at half-mast in Myanmar

reuters.co.uk     20-May-2008          

By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Flags across Myanmar flew at half-mast on Tuesday, the start of three days of mourning for 134,000 people dead and missing from Cyclone Nargis, as diplomats pressed the military government to speed up aid to survivors. The ruling army declared the official...                    

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U.N. aid envoy presses Myanmar

reuters.com     20-May-2008          

By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Flags across Myanmar flew at half-mast on Tuesday for the victims of Cyclone Nargis as diplomats pressed the military government to speed up aid to survivors. The army declared three days of mourning after a visit by 75-year-old junta supremo Than Shwe to the...                    

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Burma cyclone: World Bank refuses loan claiming junta is in debt

telegraph.co.uk     20-May-2008          

By Thomas Bell, South East Asia Correspondent The World Bank has refused to lend money to Burma to help it recover from the cyclone because the country’s ruling generals have been in arrears with the bank for a decade. The junta in Burma, also known as Myanmar, has invited the World Bank to a...                    

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