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UN Presses Myanmar To Allow More Foreign Aid

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May 20, 2008
        

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) ― The U.N.'s top humanitarian official made fresh pleas to Myanmar's military government Tuesday to allow in more foreign aid for cyclone survivors, as the country began three days of mourning for the 134,000 dead and missing. Flags at government offices, schools and large...

                   

UN keeps pressure on Myanmar to allow in more aid

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May 20, 2008
        

YANGON, Myanmar — The U.N.'s top humanitarian official made fresh pleas to Myanmar's military government Tuesday to allow in more foreign aid for cyclone survivors, as the country began three days of mourning for the 134,000 dead and missing. Flags at government offices, schools and large hotels...

                   

UN keeps pressure on Myanmar to allow in more aid

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May 20, 2008
        

In this photo released by UNICEF, survivors of Cyclone Nargis wash themselves with water from a pond created by heavy rains near their makeshift shelters, at a camp set up by UNICEF, in Myanmar Tuesday, May 20, 2008. The U.N.'s top humanitarian official made fresh pleas to Myanmar's military...

                   

Myanmar mourns dead as U.N. reports aid progress

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May 20, 2008
        

By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Flags flew at half-mast across Myanmar on Tuesday for the victims of Cyclone Nargis as the U.N.'s top aid envoy pressed the military government to allow foreign helicopters to fly in supplies to survivors. "There are still a lot of supplies needed to get in the...

                   
sky.com: Burma to mourn the thousands killed in the disaster sky.com

Burma Cyclone: Three Days' Mourning For Thousands Dead

sky.com
May 20, 2008
        

Burma has begun three days of mourning for the tens of thousands of victims who died when a cyclone hit the country more than a fortnight ago. Meanwhile, Burma's military leaders have pledged to allow neighbouring countries access to the country to assist in the relief effort. In addition, UN...

UN keeps pressure on Myanmar to allow in more foreign assistance

ynet.co.il
May 20, 2008
        

The UN's top humanitarian official made fresh pleas Tuesday to Myanmar's military government to allow in more foreign aid for desperate survivors of Cyclone Nargis, as the country began three days of mourning for the 134,000 dead and missing from the May 2-3 storm. John Holmes, the UN...

                   

Myanmar mourns dead, U.N. reports aid progress

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May 20, 2008
        

Myanmar starts three days of mourning * Top U.N. aid official in talks with Myanmar PM * Myanmar to allow Japanese aid workers (Adds U.N. Secretary General quote) By Aung Hla Tun YANGON, May 20 (Reuters) - Flags flew at half-mast across Myanmar on Tuesday for the victims of Cyclone Nargis as the...

                   

UN keeps pressure on Myanmar to allow in more aid

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May 20, 2008
        

In this photo released by UNICEF, survivors of Cyclone Nargis wash themselves with water from a pond created by heavy rains near their makeshift shelters, at a camp set up by UNICEF, in Myanmar Tuesday, May 20, 2008. The U.N.'s top humanitarian official made fresh pleas to Myanmar's military...

                   
msn.com: A young victim of Cyclone Nargis waits to receive aid msn.com

British aid reaches cyclone victims

msn.com
May 20, 2008
        

Life-saving supplies funded by Britons' response to the Burma Cyclone Appeal have now reached more than 900,000 people, aid workers have confirmed.But the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), which is running the appeal, said further donations are urgently needed to reach more of those in...

UN hopes Asean-Burma deal to speed up aid delivery

abc.net.au
May 20, 2008
        

The United Nations says some progress is being made in aid delivery to cyclone victims in Burma, and hopes more will follow given Southeast Asian nations' deal with the military junta. "We are seeing a little bit of progress, we see small steps being made," said Elisabeth Byrs, spokeswoman for...