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UN chief: Myanmar will allow foreign aid workers

                   
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May 23, 2008
        
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By JOHN HEILPRIN | Associated Press Writer YANGON, Myanmar - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Myanmar's junta agreed Friday to allow all aid workers into the country but refused to let U.S., British and French warships dock with relief supplies. And the implementation will be the key," Ban... [read full story]                    

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Canada announces more aid for cyclone-hit Myanmar

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Canada announces more aid for cyclone-hit Myanmar

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May 23, 2008
        

OTTAWA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Canada pledged Friday an additional 12 million Canadian dollars (12 million U.S. dollars) to help relief efforts in Myanmar. "This additional support will help the United Nations, as well as the Canadian and international organizations that are working tirelessly to...

                   

Myanmar junta agrees to admit all aid workers

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May 23, 2008
        

Myanmar's junta agreed on Friday to admit cyclone aid workers "regardless of nationalities" to the hardest-hit Irrawaddy delta, a breakthrough for delivering help to survivors, UN officials said. ... United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, on a mission to help 2.4...

                   

Burma: Aid Agencies Ramp Up After Junta Backs Down

msn.com
May 23, 2008
        

's cyclone survivors finally may get some relief. After a two-hour meeting with strongman Than Shwe, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced that the hard-line junta had agreed to welcome foreign humanitarian workers whatever their nationality, and to allow them access to the...

                   

Myanmar to allow foreign aid workers for cyclone victims

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May 23, 2008
        

By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar's ruling junta said Friday it will let foreign aid workers and commercial ships help survivors in the cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy Delta, but refused to relent on accepting aid from U.S., French and British...

Myanmar - Please Let the World Help

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May 23, 2008
        

Myanmar has refused help from around the world. All except China that is. Myanmar, once known as Burma, sits in ruins after the devastation from the cyclone that hit on Saturday. The government refuses to let the aid in from the rest of the world. Bogalay, once populated of over 190000 people has...

                   

Myanmar to allow foreign help for Cyclone victims, but not from warships

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May 23, 2008
        

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar's ruling junta said Friday it will let foreign aid workers and commercial ships help survivors in the cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy Delta, but refused to relent on accepting a... ... By: John Heilprin, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NAYPYITAW, Myanmar -...

                   

Myanmar to allow foreign help for Cyclone victims

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May 23, 2008
        

Myanmar's ruling junta said Friday it will let foreign aid workers and commercial ships help survivors in the cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy Delta, but refused to relent on accepting aid from U.S., French and British military ships. ... The military regime told U.N....

                   
baynews9.com: U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, left, poses with Myanmar Senior Gen. Than Shwe, right, on Friday May 23, 2008 in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Ban, on a mission to open up Myanmar to international disaster assistance, said the ruling junta agreed Friday to allow baynews9.com

Myanmar to allow foreign help for Cyclone victims

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May 23, 2008
        

By JOHN HEILPRIN NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's ruling junta said Friday it will let foreign aid workers and commercial ships help survivors in the cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy Delta, but refused to relent on accepting aid from U.S., French and British military ships. The military regime told...

                   

Myanmar to allow foreign aid

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May 23, 2008
        

By JOHN HEILPRIN • Associated Press • May 23, 2008 Myanmar's ruling junta said today it will let foreign aid workers and commercial ships help survivors in the cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy Delta, but refused to relent on accepting aid from U.S., French and British military ships. The military regime...

                   

Myanmar allows aid ships entry

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May 23, 2008
        

Yangon - Myanmar will allow delivery of assistance to its cyclone victims by civilian ships and boats. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that junta chief Senior Gen. Than Shwe agreed at a meeting they held on Friday that "international aid could be delivered to Myanmar via civilian ships and...

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(anonymous) May 24, 2008 Better late than never, but the UN should have  ...  >>