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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UN's Ban tours Burma disaster area (AAP)

yahoo.com     May 22, 2008          

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon toured Burma's disaster area, on the first day of a visit aimed at pushing through a full emergency relief effort after Cyclone Nargis. Making the first trip to this impoverished nation by a UN leader in more than four decades, Ban said he had come bearing a...                    

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U.N. chief visits Myanmar cyclone zone

msn.com     May 22, 2008          

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, tours the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, on Thusrday. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew into Myanmar's disaster zone Thursday as he pressed the country's leaders to open the doors to critical international aid for some 2.5 million...                    

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US ships idle at sea as Myanmar rebukes aid (AFP)

yahoo.com     May 22, 2008          

AFP - US Navy ships loaded with aid will remain off the coast of cyclone-hit Myanmar, US officials said Thursday, despite a rebuke from the ruling generals who refused any help with "strings attached." ... BANGKOK (AFP) - Lieutenant Denver Applehans, a spokesman aboard...                    

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U.N. chief goes to Myanmar to cajole junta over aid

signonsandiego.com     May 22, 2008          

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew to Myanmar Thursday for the diplomatic challenge of a lifetime – persuading the ruling generals to let in a torrent of foreign assistance for cyclone victims. ... The U.N. chief departed from Bangkok early Thursday, after telling...                    

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UN chief frustrated with Myanmar's disaster relief - Summary

earthtimes.org     May 22, 2008          

Yangon - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday held talks with Myanmar's prime minister at which he expressed his frustration over the regime's blocking foreign relief workers from going to areas hard-hit by Cyclone Nargis. Ban tol...                    

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UN chief to press case in Myanmar

theeagle.com     May 22, 2008          

Wire report BANGKOK, Thailand -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon heads to Myanmar on Thursday for the diplomatic challenge of a lifetime -- persuading the ruling generals to let in a torrent of foreign assistance for cyclone victims. He urged the junta Wednesday to focus on saving lives, not...                    

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opinionator::The Opinionator::Still Not Too Late for Myanmar

nytimes.com     May 22, 2008          

Give Not Invading a Chance: This weekend, “one of the most grotesque events in the political history of the modern world” will take place in Myanmar, writes Timothy Garton Ash on the op-ed page of The Los Angeles Times. “While dead children still lie face down in muddy flood waters after a...                    

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EXCLUSIVE: 'I Will Not Be Used' U.N. Chief in Myanmar

newslookup.com     May 22, 2008          

Tour Includes Refugees Lined Up in Front of Neat Tents By DAN HARRIS YANGON, Myanmar, May 22, 2008 On the plane ride into Myanmar this morning, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon admitted he was anxious about his high-stakes mission to get the military leaders here to accept more international...                    

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Still Not Too Late for Myanmar

nytimes.com     May 22, 2008          

Give Not Invading a Chance: This weekend, “one of the most grotesque events in the political history of the modern world” will take place in Myanmar, writes Timothy Garton Ash on the op-ed page of The Los Angeles Times. “While dead children still lie face down in muddy flood waters after a...                    

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Mission Impossible? U.N. Chief in Myanmar

go.com     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...                    

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