China Blocking Burma

theatlantic.com     May 21, 2008            

George Packer calls out China: ...since I’m not a member of the U.N. Secretariat, the U.S. Department of State, or the executive board of Save the Children, I don’t have to be polite to either the Chinese or the Burmese government. So let history record: at the U.N., China is blocking any chance... [read full story]                

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World Bank Says No Aid to Burma

globalsecurity.org     May 20, 2008          

The World Bank says it will not provide aid or loans to Burma in the wake of a deadly cyclone. The bank said Tuesday that new loans are impossible because the military government has made no payments on outstanding debts since 1998, and has failed to enact economic and other reforms. Next week...                

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BAD START TO THE YEAR OF THE RAT

ericmargolis.com     May 19, 2008          

NEW YORK - The recent cyclone in Burma (Myanmar) and the massive earthquake in China seemed to tragically confirm the astrologer’s predictions about the Year of the Rat. Why did Burma’s generals spurn foreign assistance when up to 2 million of its wretched people were in grave distress and facing...                

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Inside Myanmar: People Are Desperate

go.com     May 21, 2008          

Myanmar Aid Worker Accuses Government of "Committing a Huge Crime." Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar May 2, leaving 134,000 people dead or missing. Survivors of Cyclone Nargis rush to get first in line to receive donated goods from a local donor at a monastery outside the capital of Yangon,...                

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US Official Urges Burma Military to Widen Aid Pipeline

voanews.com     May 21, 2008          

Death and destruction in Burma from Cyclone Nargis, and the military government's response to international offers of help, was the subject of a hearing Tuesday in the U.S. Congress. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, lawmakers heard from U.S. officials about the status of efforts to get badly-needed...                

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UN chief seeks to persuade Myanmar to open for aid

wtop.com     May 22, 2008          

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tours Shwedagon pagoda shortly after his arrival in Yangon, Myanmar Thursday, May 22, 2008. Ban traveled to Myanmar to try to persuade the country's ruling generals to let in a torrent of foreign assistance for cyclone victims rather than the current trickle....                

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UN Chief Begins 'Solidarity' Miision in Myanmar

newslookup.com     May 22, 2008          

UN chief in Myanmar to open up cyclone-devastated country to international aid By JOHN HEILPRIN Associated Press Writer YANGON, Myanmar May 22, 2008 (AP) U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sought to persuade Myanmar's ruling generals Thursday to let in a torrent of foreign assistance for cyclone...                

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U.N. chief offers hope and aid to Myanmar (at Reuters)

yahoo.com     May 22, 2008          

U.N.'s Ban sees cyclone damage, offers hope and aid * Myanmar wants $11 billion from donors' conference * First World Food Programme helicopter due in Yangon * European Parliament to vote on resolution for forced aid (Adds Ban remarks) By Patrick Worsnip YANGON, May 22 (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban...                

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UN chief seeks to persuade Myanmar to open for aid

chron.com     May 22, 2008          

By JOHN HEILPRIN Associated Press Writer YANGON, Myanmar — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sought to persuade Myanmar's ruling generals Thursday to let in a torrent of foreign assistance for cyclone victims rather than the current trickle. "The United Nations and all the international...                

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Myanmar Refuses U.S. Naval Aid

wsj.com     May 21, 2008          

Myanmar won't allow U.S. naval ships and helicopters poised off its shore to deliver aid to cyclone victims, according to state media, even as the junta appeared to be slowly relenting to foreign pressure to accept more outside help for an estimated 2.5 million survivors.                

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Burma Cyclone Aid: UN Helicopters Allowed To Fly Aid In As Ban Ki Moon Arrives

sky.com     May 22, 2008          

The first of 10 UN helicopters has arrived in Burma to carry aid to victims of Cyclone Nargis, who are are facing dire shortages of food, water, shelter and medicine. The aircraft will be used to ferry supplies from the main city of Rangoon to distant parts of the Irrawaddy Delta. Around two...                

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