Cyclone Nargis survivors ousted from shelters in Myanmar

nwsource.com     May 21, 2008            

A group of homeless Myanmar cyclone survivors stand outside city hall with their packed belongings after being told the building will no longer be used as a temporary shelter, on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, May 21, 2008. The city hall is to be used as a polling station for the... [read full story]                

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Thailand offers Don Mueang Airport as relief hub for Myanmar

earthtimes.org     May 19, 2008          

Bangkok - Thailand has offered Don Mueang Airport - Bangkok's old international airport - as a hub for relief supplies bound for cyclone victims in neighbouring Myanmar, media reports said Monday. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon over the...                

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Bangkok's old airport becomes relief hub for Myanmar - Summary

earthtimes.org     May 19, 2008          

Bangkok - Bangkok's old international airport, at Don Mueang on the city's northern outskirts, has been turned into a logistical hub to speed up relief supplies to cyclone victims in neighbouring Myanmar, where the ruling junta has been blamed for st...                

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Int'l aid agencies: Aid far from enough, but progress is seen

people.com.cn     May 19, 2008          

Food, health supplies and aid staff flown into Myanmar are still far insufficient to meet the need of an estimated 2.4 million people affected by Cyclone Nargis, but some progress and signs of better cooperation on the Myanmar side have been seen, international aid agencies said here on Monday. A...                

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Ban Ki-moon to meet Thai PM in Bangkok on Myanmar cyclone aid

people.com.cn     May 20, 2008          

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will meet Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej on Saturday in Bangkok after the UN head's visit to former Myanmar capital Yangon, Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama said Tuesday. Noppadon said the two would hold a meeting at Bangkok's Government...                

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UN's Ban says hopes to meet Myanmar leader

alertnet.org     May 20, 2008          

UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said on Tuesday he hoped Myanmar's reclusive leader Than Shwe would be among the senior government officials he meets during a visit to the cyclone-hit country this week. Asked by reporters before his departure whether he would...                

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UN's Ban says Myanmar to allow WFP helicopters

alertnet.org     May 20, 2008          

UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon 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. The military government in the former Burma has allowed relief...                

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'Critical' moment for Myanmar: UN chief (AFP)

yahoo.com     May 20, 2008          

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon warned Tuesday of a "critical" point for Myanmar, saying international humanitarian aid has reached only a quarter of cyclone victims. "This is a critical moment for Myanmar. We have a functioning relief program in place but so far we have...                

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UN chief confident of stepped up Myanmar aid

iht.com     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...                

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UN chief confident that relief efforts in Myanmar can be scaled up quickly

iht.com     May 20, 2008          

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday he is heading to Myanmar hoping to meet the country's military leaders to press for speedy relief for the 75 percent of those affected by Cyclone Nargis who have received no help. "We have a functioning relief program in place but so far have been able...                

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Myanmar to let U.N. helicopters deep into country

cnn.com     May 20, 2008          

Junta to allow nine copters into hard-to-reach areas, U.N. secretary-general says Ban Ki-moon set to visit Myanmar, assess relief efforts on Wednesday Until now, country has limited foreign aircraft to drop-offs at main airport ASEAN, U.N. to hold conference in Yangon on humanitarian aid UNITED...                

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