To protect sovereignty, or to protect lives?

                   
economist.com     May 15, 2008            

The new notion of global responsibility to alleviate suffering has struggled to win acceptance?and Myanmar will not be the place where it comes of age?IT WOULD only take half an hour for the French boats and French helicopters to reach the disaster area.? Those were the wistful words uttered by... [read full story]                    

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Germany urges stepped up UN Security Council pressure on Myanmar

mathaba.net     May 14, 2008          

German Development Aid Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek Zeul called on Russia and China, as members of the UN Security Council, to intensify their pressure on the Burmese military junta to finally open its border for international aid for hundreds of thousands of victims of Cyclone Nargis. more... |...                    

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DVB: UN says relief effort still facing restrictions – Htet Aung Kyaw

burmanet.org     May 14, 2008          

A United Nations official has said that the aid situation has improved in Burma, but ongoing government restrictions mean the UN is still unable to mount a full-scale relief effort. Richard Horsey, spokesperson for the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said some visas had...                    

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UN official urges Myanmar to accept more international aid workers

people.com.cn     May 15, 2008          

The UN's top humanitarian official urged the Myanmar authorities on Wednesday to allow more international aid workers into the affected area in the delta outside Yangon, the country's largest city. Speaking to reporters at a press conference at the UN Headquarters, Under-Secretary-General for...                    

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UN chief Ban Ki-Moon to send key UN officer Holmes to Myanmar

earthtimes.org     May 15, 2008          

New York - In order to strengthen disaster relief in Burma UN-Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon wants to send a high-ranking representative of the United Nations to Burma. Ban told journalists Wednesday that in the next few days he would send Under-Secre...                    

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Indonesia defends stance on UN role in Myanmar

people.com.cn     May 15, 2008          

The Indonesian government has defended its opposition to bringing the issue of relief work in Myanmar to the UN Security Council, saying such a move could lead the country to completely shutting its doors. Indonesia's UN Ambassador Marty Natalegawa has rebuffed a suggestion by France that the...                    

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Burma

bloggers4labour.org     May 15, 2008          

Mike Gapes spoke in the debate on the consequences of the cyclone in Burma in Parliament today. Here is what he said http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/VideoPlayer.aspx?meetingId=1691&rel=ok 3.15 pm Mike Gapes (Ilford, South) (Lab/Co-op): I agree with much that has been said and I will not repeat...                    

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UN relief coordinator to go to Myanmar

earthtimes.org     May 15, 2008          

New York - The top United Nations emergency humanitarian coordinator, John Holmes, is expected to travel to Myanmar to try to open up access for relief workers and international supplies for victims of Cyclone Nargis, a UN spokeswoman said Thursday. ...                    

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Ban Ki-Moon to Send UN's Humanitarian Chief to Myanmar

newsblaze.com     May 15, 2008          

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he is planning to send the organization's highest ranking aid official to Myanmar, to boost efforts to tackle the crisis caused by Cyclone Nargis which swept through the country at the beginning of the month. Mr. Ban said there was "a...                    

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UN plans to send top emergency relief coordinator to Myanmar

iht.com     May 15, 2008          

UN plans to send top emergency relief coordinator to Myanmar : The U.N. secretary-general has decided to dispatch his top emergency relief coordinator to Myanmar — if he can get a visa from the nation's military rulers. He plans to send in John Holmes, the undersecretary-general for humanitarian...                    

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UN hopes to send top aid coordinator to Myanmar

sacbee.com     May 15, 2008          

By JOHN HEILPRIN - Associated Press Writer UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations wants to send its top emergency relief coordinator to Myanmar - if he can get a visa from the ruling military junta. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been frustrated by the regime's obstacles to foreign assistance...                    

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