Top UN Official in Asia-Pacific Joins Call for Urgent Access to Myanmar

                   
newsblaze.com     May 9, 2008            

The agency is also emptying its stockpile in north-western Thailand to deliver some 5,000 plastic sheets and some 200 tents to people in desperate need of shelter across the border. ... The storm left a path of death and destruction across the Irrawaddy delta region and... [read full story]                    

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UNHCR hopes to deliver vital shelter for thousands Saturday

earthtimes.org     May 8, 2008          

Geneva - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said Thursday it hoped to deliver 22 tons of relief goods to Myanmar this weekend crossing the border from North West Thailand at Mae Sot. UNHCR spokes woman Jennifer Pagonis said in Geneva the delay in getting ...                    

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Myanmar: UNHCR seeking every means to send urgent supplies

alertnet.org     May 9, 2008          

Source: UNHCR - ... Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. We are seeking all possible means to send urgent shelter materials and household supplies to victims of the recent cyclone in Myanmar. The...                    

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UNHCR relief supplies on the move to Myanmar

alertnet.org     May 9, 2008          

Source: UNHCR UNHCR is using land, air and sea routes to send shelter materials and basic household supplies into Myanmar for desperate cyclone victims. ... Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites....                    

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Top UN official & access to Myanmar

globalsecurity.org     May 9, 2008          

No description ... 9 May 2008 – Echoing calls on the Myanmar authorities to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid in the wake of the deadly cyclone which has left some 1.5 million people in need, the top United Nations official in the region today urged the...                    

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UN official in Asia-Pacific joins call for urgent access to Myanmar

nieuwsbank.nl     May 9, 2008          

[ Vrijdag 9 mei 2008 | United Nations (UN) ] 9 May 2008 - Echoing calls on the Myanmar authorities to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid in the wake of the deadly cyclone which has left some 1.5 million people in need, the top United Nations                    

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UNHCR sends land aid convoy to Myanmar, airlift from Dubai starts

alertnet.org     May 10, 2008          

Source: UNHCR - ... Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. GENEVA – The UN refugee agency on Saturday sent the first UN land convoy of emergency aid into Myanmar from neighbouring Thailand, while its...                    

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UNHCR sends land aid convoy to Myanmar, airlift from Dubai starts

reliefweb.int     May 10, 2008          

Date: 10 May 2008Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees ... MAE SOT, Thailand, May 10 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency today sent the first UN land convoy of emergency aid into cyclone-hit Myanmar, crossing over from neighbouring Thailand to bring urgently-needed tents...                    

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EXTRA: First UNHCR TRUCKS enter Myanmar from Thailand

earthtimes.org     May 10, 2008          

Geneva - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said its first TRUCKS had arrived in Myanmar without a hitch Saturday, carrying 20 tons of emergency aid for survivors of the cyclone. The trucks, with enough emergency material to provide shelter for up to 10,0...                    

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First UN Land Convoy Goes to Burma

voanews.com     May 10, 2008          

UNHCR says goods will be enough for 10,000 people made homeless by disastrous cyclone that hit Burma ... Schlein report - Listen (MP3) The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says it has sent the first UN convoy of aid overland into Burma, and a planeload of shelter supplies has...                    

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First UNHCR trucks enter Burma from Thailand

nationmultimedia.com     May 10, 2008          

Geneva - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said its first trucks had arrived in Burma without a hitch Saturday,.... ... Geneva - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said its first trucks had arrived in Burma without a hitch Saturday, carrying 20 tons of emergency aid for survivors...                    

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