New hope for aid distribution in Burma
Relief agencies have joined with governments around the world in cautiously welcomed news Burmese authorities have agreed to open up the nation to international aid assistance. Late last week, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced that the country’s leader, Senior General Than Shwe, had agreed to allow international aid workers into the worst affected areas within […]
THE BIG PICTURE: IN THE AFTERMATH OF A CYCLONE
Cyclone Nargis cut a swathe of destruction through Burma when it made landfall on 3rd May, leaving a death toll which may yet range as high as 100,000. While the Irrawaddy Delta region bore the brunt of the cyclone, damage was also seen in areas closer to Rangoon and the city itself as shown here […]