About $1 billion is needed over three years, according to a new assessment. But the junta's lack of reform is raising doubts about long-term assistance. By Simon Montlake | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor from the July 25, 2008 edition BANGKOK, THAILAND - International efforts to help millions of people in Burma (Myanmar) left homeless and destitute by a lethal May cyclone are running low on funds, exposing political divisions among donor nations toward the isolated country's military rulers. Ending a three-day visit to Burma, John Holmes, the United Nations head of humanitarian affairs, said Thursday that he was encouraged by signs of recovery such as house repairs and field plowing in the disaster zone, but underlined the urgent need for more aid. Earlier this month, the UN raised its appeal for the first...
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