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Myanmar cyclone: WFP lifts veil on aid operation
Most reports on Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar's biggest natural disaster in years, make pretty dry reading. But not so, the latest U.N. offering which looks more like a glossy coffee-table book. Cyclone Nargis: A Diary of Humanitarian Response, launched by the World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday, gives a dramatic insight into what it was like to deliver aid in one of the world's most secretive countries. ...
Will Nargis make it easier for aid groups to work in Myanmar?
Last year aid workers in Myanmar hoped they were about to turn a corner in their relationship with the repressive junta after Cyclone Nargis smashed into the country leaving 2.4 million people in desperate need of help. Despite its initial reluctance to let in foreign aid workers, the secretive regime finally relented and opened the doors to a major international relief effort. ...
Nargis highlights extreme needs in rest of Myanmar
When Cyclone Nargis slammed into Myanmar last year it triggered a humanitarian effort on a scale never before seen in the impoverished nation. Attention from the media, donors and relief agencies prompted the brutal regime to open its doors to foreign aid in the disaster zone. In stark contrast, aid workers say the rest of Myanmar continues its downward spiral with chronic food insecurity and health crises going largely unchecked, resulting in tens of thousands of preventable deaths every year. ...
