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Posted by firstlady at 03:37AM 05/14/08 and by 1 others in Politics, Genocide, Asian News, Boycott the Olympics
UN warns of 'second catastrophe' in Burma
May 13, 2008 (AFP)—The United Nations warned Tuesday that Burma faced a "second catastrophe" after its devastating cyclone, unless the junta immediately allows massive air and sea deliveries of aid. But Burma's military rulers again rejected growing international pressure to open the door to a foreign-run relief effort, insisting against all the evidence that they could handle the emergency alone. The United Nations aired its "increasing frustration" at not being able to bring more help to 1.5 million of the neediest survivors, and said the crisis in the country's remote, flooded south posed an "enormous logistic challenge." It requires "at least an air or sea corridor to channel aid in large quantities as quickly as possible," said Elisabeth Byrs, spokeswoman in Geneva for the UN's emergency relief arm.
- Saved By: firstlady and paulh
- Tags: burma , violence , repression , and humanrights
- Groups: Politics, Genocide, Asian News, and Boycott the Olympics.
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god it just sounds like a nightmare over there. if they're confiscating aid - i at least hope they're distributing it and just trying to take credit for it with the population. as long as it's getting to those who need it.[Reply]
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From what I hear they are not giving the rice to the needy but exporting it, and they dole out the rice to those that voted for them. Of course anyone would vote for anyone in such conditions, just as long as you get they rice, feed bellies etc.[Reply]
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good point bookworm. I couldn't agree more[Reply]
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