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U.S. Warship Off Burmese Coast

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May 21, 2008
        

No wonder they don't want the "help."Why is the U.S. chomping at the bit to get into Burma, readers? I'm TIRED of the AGENDA-PUSHING BULLSHIT, readers!!!!"UN presses Burma to allow more foreign aid""by Associated Press | May 21, 2008 RANGOON, Burma - The United Nations' top humanitarian official...

                   

U.N. chief pleads with Myanmar

msn.com
May 21, 2008
        

A homeless Myanmar woman receives bags of rice at a monastery being used as a temporary shelter on the outskirts of Yangon on Wednesday. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Myanmar to focus on saving lives, not on politics, after the military government on Wednesday shunned a U.S. proposal...

                   
blog-city.com: A young boy stands in line to receive donated goods at a monastery outside Rangoon on 19 May 2008 blog-city.com

BAN TO MEET BURMA'S TOP GENERAL !

blog-city.com
May 21, 2008
        

Almost three weeks on, many people still need much more help United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon says Burma's top leader has agreed to meet him when he visits the cyclone-hit country later this week. Mr Ban will tour devastated regions on Thursday and then fly to the remote capital, Nay Pyi Taw, for...

                   
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U.N. chief: Myanmar focus now reconstruction

cnn.com
May 21, 2008
        

NEW: Asian nations consider Myanmar's future, Ban Ki-moon says Secretary-general to meet Thursday with junta leader Ban plans to tour hard-hit Irrawaddy Delta farming region Nation was hit by devastating cyclone two weeks ago BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- Asian nations are beginning to focus on the...

                   

Junta to let U.N. deliver aid as Myanmar grieves deaths

signonsandiego.com
May 21, 2008
        

YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar's junta has given the World Food Program permission to use helicopters to send aid to cyclone survivors, the United Nations said yesterday, as flags flew at half-staff across the country to mourn the dead. The first day of a three-day mourning period passed in torrential...

                   

U.N. chief en route to Myanmar

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May 21, 2008
        

YANGON, Myanmar, May 21 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, en route to Myanmar, said Wednesday that aid to the stricken country "should not be politicized." Ban said he hoped to meet Thursday with Senior Gen. Than Shwe to convince him to allow assistance from the United Nations and...

                   

UN Secretary-General Talks Relief in Burma

globalsecurity.org
May 21, 2008
        

By Ron Corben Bangkok, Thailand The United Nations secretary-general hopes to persuade Burma's leaders to allow the free movement of relief workers and supplies to areas hit by a devastating cyclone. Ban Ki-moon made the comments on his way to Burma to assess relief efforts. U.N....

                   
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Burma shuns U.S. proposal for aid from warships

ctv.ca
May 21, 2008
        

The Associated Press RANGOON, Burma -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Burma to focus on saving lives, not on politics, after the military government on Wednesday shunned a U.S. proposal for naval ships to deliver aid to cyclone survivors. Ban was to fly Thursday to Burma on a mission to...

                   

U.N. chief en route to Myanmar

upi.com
May 21, 2008
        

YANGON, Myanmar, May 21 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, en route to Myanmar, said Wednesday that aid to the stricken country "should not be politicized." Ban said he hoped to meet Thursday with Senior Gen. Than Shwe to convince him to allow assistance from the United Nations and...

                   

MYANMAR: Holmes “cautious” on greater humanitarian access

irinnews.org
May 21, 2008
        

about it.â€_ His comments came within hours of the arrival of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Bangkok. Holmes will accompany Ban to Yangon, the former Myanmar capital, on 22 May in yet another diplomatic move by the world body to further international relief efforts. Although aid is getting...