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UN chief confident of stepped up Myanmar aid

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May 20, 2008
        
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he's heading to Myanmar hoping to meet the country's military leaders to press for speedy relief for cyclone victims.Ban told reporters before heading to the airport on Tuesday that "this is a critical moment for Myanmar."He said there is a functioning... [read full story]                    

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UN chief confident of stepped up Myanmar aid

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May 20, 2008
        

By The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he's heading to Myanmar hoping to meet the country's military leaders to press for speedy relief for cyclone victims. Ban told reporters before heading to the airport on Tuesday that "this is a critical moment...

                   

Myanmar okays copter relief to cyclone-hit, says UN chief

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May 20, 2008
        

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban KiMoon said on Tuesday that Myanmar's junta had granted permission for the World Food Programme to use helicopters to distribute aid to cyclone-hit areas of the country. Ban was due to arrive in the Thai capital Bangkok on Wednesday and go to Myanmar on...

                   

UN chief confident of stepped up Myanmar aid

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May 20, 2008
        

UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he's heading to Myanmar hoping to meet the country's military leaders to press for speedy relief for cyclone victims. Ban told reporters before heading to the airport on Tuesday that "this is a critical moment for Myanmar."

                   

UN chief confident of stepped up Myanmar aid

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May 20, 2008
        

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he's heading to Myanmar hoping to meet the country's military leaders to press for speedy relief for cyclone victims. Ban told reporters before heading to the airport on Tuesday that "this is a critical moment for Myanmar." He said...

UN chief confident of stepped up Myanmar aid

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May 20, 2008
        

» 7 mins ago: UN chief confident of stepped up Myanmar aid « says he's heading to Myanmar hoping to meet the country's military leaders to press for speedy relief for cyclone victims. Ban told reporters before heading to the airport on Tuesday that "this is a critical moment for Myanmar." He said...

                   

UN chief confident of stepped up Myanmar aid

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May 20, 2008
        

UNITED NATIONS -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he's heading to Myanmar hoping to meet the country's military leaders to press for speedy relief for cyclone victims. Ban told reporters before heading to the airport on Tuesday that "this is a critical moment for Myanmar." He said there...

                   

U.N. reports some aid progress in Myanmar

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May 20, 2008
        

By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - "There are still a lot of supplies needed to get in thefuture in terms of food, but not just for now but for somemonths to come," U.N. humanitarian chief John Holmes toldreporters after meeting Prime Minister Thein Sein. "The old man must have been shocked to...

                   

US: Myanmar's leaders will be responsible for deaths if aid not allowed

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May 20, 2008
        

A senior US diplomat says Myanmar's military-led government will be responsible for the deaths of thousands of cyclone survivors if it does not allow in foreign aid. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Scot Marciel says the generals are not capable of managing the distribution of aid to people...

                   

UN chief confident of stepped up Myanmar aid

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May 20, 2008
        

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he's heading to Myanmar hoping to meet the country's military leaders to press for speedy relief for cyclone victims. Ban told reporters before heading to the airport on Tuesday that "this is a critical moment for Myanmar." He said there is a functioning...

                   

UN chief confident of stepped up Myanmar aid (AP)

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May 20, 2008
        

UNITED NATIONS - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he's heading to Myanmar hoping to meet the country's military leaders to press for speedy relief for cyclone victims. Ban told reporters before heading to the airport on Tuesday that "this is a critical moment for Myanmar." He said there is...

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