UN worried aid may not reach Myanmar victims
                   
alertnet.org     13-May-2008            

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... [read full story]                    


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