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UN's Ban tours Myanmar disaster area

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May 22, 2008
        

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (left) speaks with Myanmar Foreign Minister U Nyan Win in Yangon YANGON (AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday toured Myanmar's disaster area, on the first day of a visit aimed at pushing through a full emergency relief effort after Cyclone Nargis....

                   

Mission Impossible? U.N. Chief in Myanmar

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May 22, 2008
        

U.N. Chief in Myanmar to Open Up Cyclone-devastated Country to International Aid By JOHN HEILPRIN Associated Press Writer YANGON, Myanmar May 22, 2008 (AP) In this photo released by UNICEF, medic team of UNICEF, right, chat with a Myanmar survivor of... U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew...

                   

UN's Ban tours Myanmar disaster area (AFP)

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May 22, 2008
        

by Hla Hla Htay 5 minutes ago YANGON (AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday toured Myanmar's disaster area, on the first day of a visit aimed at pushing through a full emergency relief effort after Cyclone Nargis. Around two million more are in dire need of emergency assistance, and...

                   

U.N. chief sees devastation on Myanmar aid mission (Reuters)

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May 22, 2008
        

By Patrick Worsnip 6 minutes ago KYONDAH RELIEF CAMP, Myanmar (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon saw flooded rice fields and destroyed homes during his mission on Thursday to get large-scale foreign aid to 2.4 million people left destitute by Cyclone Nargis. On a helicopter tour of the Irrawaddy...

                   

U.N. chief sees devastation on Myanmar aid mission

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May 22, 2008
        

By Patrick Worsnip KYONDAH RELIEF CAMP, Myanmar (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon saw flooded rice fields and destroyed homes during his mission on Thursday to get large-scale foreign aid to 2.4 million people left destitute by Cyclone Nargis. On a helicopter tour of the Irrawaddy Delta and a...

                   

U.N. chief sees devastation on Myanmar aid mission

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May 22, 2008
        

By Patrick Worsnip KYONDAH RELIEF CAMP, Myanmar (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon saw flooded rice fields and destroyed homes during his mission on Thursday to get large-scale foreign aid to 2.4 million people left destitute by Cyclone Nargis. On a helicopter tour of the Irrawaddy Delta and a...

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Laura Bush Makes Another Appeal to Burmese Government

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May 22, 2008
        

First lady Laura Bush is appealing to the military government of Burma to allow U.S. relief planes and ships to bring aid to that nation, ravaged by a cyclone May 2. In an interview Wednesday [May 21] with the U.S. International Broadcasting Bureau, Mrs. Bush also refuted claims by the Burmese...

                   
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UN Leader Tours Cyclone Hit Myanmar

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May 22, 2008
        

The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, flew into Myanmar on Thursday to tour the cyclone-hit areas and reportedly to meet with military ruler Gen. Than Shwe to discuss the slow relief efforts in the region. Ban Ki-moon hopes to speed up help for millions of cyclone victims as the UN...

                   

En route to Myanmar, Ban Ki-moon says he will meet leader in effort to boost aid

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May 22, 2008
        

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is en route to cyclone-devastated Myanmar, will meet with the country’s Senior General Than Shwe in an effort to accelerate relief efforts for the estimated 2.4 million people in need of help since the disaster struck on 2 May. Speaking with reporters at Bangkok...

                   

UN leader tours damaged areas in Myanmar

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May 22, 2008
        

UN leader tours damaged areas in Myanmar : The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki Moon, had a first-hand look Thursday at some of the cyclone damage in Myanmar as a limited program of international aid gained momentum. The United Nations says that foreign relief workers are still being...