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[edit] BAGANLAND: Negotiating humanitarian access to cyclone-affected ...
9 January 2009, by Baganland Before the cyclone struck, the interim UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator made a formal offer of assistance to the Myanmar authorities, underlining that there would be a need for immediate access to any affected areas in order to ...
[edit] Negotiating humanitarian access to cyclone-affected areas of ...
9 January 2009, by unknown The ‘Post-Nargis Joint Assessment’ carried out in mid-June showed that the impact of Cyclone Nargis on Myanmar was similar in scale to that suffered by Indonesia following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The national response to Cyclone ...
[edit] ASEAN’s role in the Cyclone Nargis response: implications, lessons ...
9 January 2009, by unknown In its response to the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis, ASEAN as an organisation took a bold step by proactively assuming a leadership role, both in convincing the Myanmar government to cooperate with the international community ...
[edit] Fall in rice price hurts Myanmar exporters, farmers - Reuters
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[edit] ReliefWeb » Map » Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis Who/What/Where Health ...
9 January 2009, by unknown Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis Who/What/Where Health (as of 22 Dec 2008). Map of 'Myanmar%3A%20Cyclone%20Nargis%20Who%2FWhat%2FWhere. Date: 22 Dec 2008; Type: Complex Emergency; Keyword(s): Health; Operations; Natural Disaster; Cyclone ...
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[edit] MYANMAR: Polio campaign targets 7.4 million children - IRINnews.org
8 January 2009, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=A&url=http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx%3FReportId%3D82261&cid=1291099658&ei=CbtnSeuHLpvKMKGc6Z0M&usg=AFQjCNEe24xj4T7bxp7MtrcYYkYqwFMzew">MYANMAR: Polio campaign targets 7.4 million children</a> IRINnews.org, NY - <nobr>Jan 8, 2009</nobr> The campaign will cover the whole country, including those areas affected by Cyclone Nargis, which struck in the first week of May, leaving almost 140000 ... |
[edit] Disaster-heavy 2008 raises pressure for climate pact, insurance - Exchange Morning Post
8 January 2009, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=A&url=http://www.exchangemagazine.com/morningpost/2009/week2/Thursday/010802.htm&cid=0&ei=CbtnSeuHLpvKMKGc6Z0M&usg=AFQjCNHCh0DIG0qgB0R2jMLopF_MNxQmtQ">Disaster-heavy 2008 raises pressure for climate pact, insurance</a> Exchange Morning Post, Canada - <nobr>Jan 8, 2009</nobr> According to Munich Re's breakdown, overall losses for the Myanmar cyclone reached $4 billion, but the column showing the proportion covered by insurance is ... |
[edit] ReliefWeb » Map » Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis - Who/What/Where All ...
8 January 2009, by unknown Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis - Who/What/Where All Clusters (as of 23 Dec 2008). Map of 'Myanmar%3A%20Cyclone%20Nargis%20-%20Who%. Date: 23 Dec 2008; Type: Natural Disaster; Keyword(s): Operations; Natural Disaster; Cyclone; Format: ...
[edit] Report on post-Nargis recovery plan to be released in Myanmar
8 January 2009, by YANGON, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- A post-Cyclone Nargis recovery and preparation plan report, worked out by a Myanmar-ASEAN-UN tripartite core group (TCG), will be released at the end of this month in Myanma...
[edit] Report on post-Nargis recovery plan to be released in Myanmar
8 January 2009, by A post-Cyclone Nargis recovery and preparation plan report, worked out by a Myanmar-ASEAN-UN tripartite core group (TCG), will be released at the end of this month in Myanmar, the local Biweekly Eleve...
[edit] Report on post-Nargis recovery plan to be released in Myanmar
8 January 2009, by A post-Cyclone Nargis recovery and preparation plan report, worked out by a Myanmar-ASEAN-UN tripartite core group (TCG), will be released at the end of this month in Myanmar, the local Biweekly Eleven journal reported Thursday. The report on recovery and natural disaster ...
[edit] Harvest in Myanmar hurt by cyclone
8 January 2009, by U Nay Aung, a resident of Thauk Kyar village in Dedaye Township, is one of thousands of farmers across the cyclone-affected area who never gave up, succeeding after the fourth attempt to yield some ha...
[edit] Harvest in Myanmar hurt by cyclone
7 January 2009, by Rice production may be down 20 percent from last year
[edit] MYANMAR: Farmers lament post-Nargis harvest
7 January 2009, by THAUK KYAR, 7 January 2009 (IRIN) - U Nay Aung, a resident of Thauk Kyar village in Dedaye Township, is one of thousands of farmers across the cyclone-affected area who never gave up, succeeding after the fourth attempt to yield some harvest.
[edit] MYANMAR: Farmers lament post-Nargis harvest - IRINnews.org
7 January 2009, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/5-0&fd=A&url=http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx%3FReportId%3D82236&cid=1290838528&ei=CbtnSeuHLpvKMKGc6Z0M&usg=AFQjCNFtogTyTjbVmD4Aqpx_0Rm0CbohpA">MYANMAR: Farmers lament post-Nargis harvest</a> IRINnews.org, NY - <nobr>Jan 7, 2009</nobr> Before the cyclone, the FAO forecast that Myanmar, once the world's largest exporter, would export 500000 MT in 2008. Low yield seeds and low quality ... |
[edit] 25% fall in Myanmar’s tourists
6 January 2009, by MYANMAR received nearly 25 per cent fewer tourists through its main airport in 2008, official figures showed Tuesday, in a year when a deadly cyclone laid waste to vast swathes of the military-run nat...
[edit] 25% fall in Myanmar's tourists - Straits Times
6 January 2009, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=A&url=http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%252BNews/SE%252BAsia/Story/STIStory_322690.html&cid=1290096458&ei=CbtnSeuHLpvKMKGc6Z0M&usg=AFQjCNF6bOk4qjO3g7eSg9tCqyXVaHej6w">25% fall in Myanmar's tourists</a> Straits Times, Singapore - <nobr>Jan 6, 2009</nobr> Cyclone Nargis swept the south of Myanmar May 2-3 last year, leaving 138000 people dead or missing and destroying homes and farmland, particularly in the ... |
[edit] We mustn't forget Burma
5 January 2009, by With the world's attention focussed (rightly) on Gaza, the ongoing tragedy of Burma/Myanmar remains almost unseen. Just as the Israelis are keeping foreign journalists out of Gaza, so the Burmese junta stops reporters getting in there to see what is happening. Moreover, now that last year's ...
[edit] The Twenty Biggest Stories Of 2008
2 January 2009, by 20) China hosts the Olympics: The ChiComs held the Olympics and although most of the event has already gone down the memory hole, the massive opening ceremony, Michael Phelps winning eight gold medals, the filthy air, and the rampant Chinese cheating in gymnastics won&##x27;t soon be forgotten. ...
[edit] 2008 Year-End Wrap-Up
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[edit] 2008 in a Nutshell
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[edit] MYANMAR: Multi-purpose cyclone shelters needed - UN specialist
31 December 2008, by YANGON, 31 December 2008 (IRIN) - A UN specialist has called for the building of cyclone shelters in southern Myanmar ahead of the next monsoon, expected in about five months' time.
[edit] MYANMAR: Cyclone survivors face water shortages
30 December 2008, by GWAY CHAUNG, 29 December 2008 (IRIN) - Thousands of survivors of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Delta face possible water shortages, as the dry season begins to bite.
[edit] Munich Re: 2008 Natural Catastrophes Show That “Climate Change Has Already Started”
30 December 2008, by by Jack Rosebro Munichre08 2008 natural disasters, by location and severity. Source: Munich Re. Click to enlarge. Munich Re, one of the world’s largest re-insurers, has released its annual figures on worldwide losses from natural catastrophes, and has termed 2008 “one of the most devastating years on ...
[edit] Myanmar: Cyclone survivors face water shortages « WASH news Asia ...
30 December 2008, by dietvorst Thousands of survivors of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar’s [Burma] Ayeyarwady Delta face possible water shortages, as the dry season begins to bite.Rural communities are largely dependent on communal water ponds which were badly-affected by ...
[edit] BURMA NEWS: MYANMAR /TIBET NEWS , FREE BURMA NEWS "Voice of the ...
29 December 2008, by moderator KUNGYANGON, Myanmar, Dec 26, 2008 (AFP) - With tents still serving as homes and schools seven months after Cyclone Nargis lashed Myanmar, survivors say they are struggling to rebuild their lives as international aid trickles in. ...
[edit] Cyclone survivors face water shortages
29 December 2008, by GWAY CHAUNG, 29 December 2008 (IRIN) - Thousands of survivors of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta face possible water shortages, as the dry season begins to bite. Rural communities ar...
[edit] MYANMAR: Cyclone survivors face water shortages - IRINnews.org
29 December 2008, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=A&url=http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx%3FReportId%3D82129&cid=1287800076&ei=CbtnSeuHLpvKMKGc6Z0M&usg=AFQjCNFhG9B1oXAXszt1MV1YkGspd-KHpw">MYANMAR: Cyclone survivors face water shortages</a> IRINnews.org, NY - <nobr>Dec 29, 2008</nobr> GWAY CHAUNG, 29 December 2008 (IRIN) - Thousands of survivors of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta face possible water shortages, ... |
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[edit] MYANMAR: Cyclone survivors face water shortages « democracy for burma
28 December 2008, by peacerunning GWAY CHAUNG, 29 December 2008 (IRIN) - Thousands of survivors of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta face possible water shortages, as the dry season begins to bite. Rural communities are largely dependent on communal water ...
[edit] U.N. Proposes Increased Development Aid to Prod Burma Toward Democracy
28 December 2008, by UNITED NATIONS -- International sanctions and Laura Bush's personal intervention did not make Burma's generals ease their political oppression. Neither did quiet diplomacy, nor the devastation of a cyclone.
[edit] U.N. Proposes Increased Development Aid to Prod Burma Toward Democracy
28 December 2008, by UNITED NATIONS -- International sanctions and Laura Bush's personal intervention did not make Burma's generals ease their political oppression. Neither did quiet diplomacy, nor the devastation of a cyclone.
[edit] RM1m aid for cyclone victims - Malaysia Star
27 December 2008, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=A&url=http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp%3Ffile%3D/2008/12/27/north/2889948%26sec%3Dnorth&cid=0&ei=CbtnSeuHLpvKMKGc6Z0M&usg=AFQjCNGR7H7iyWodojO0u6v2hAQkg_ckVw">RM1m aid for cyclone victims</a> Malaysia Star, Malaysia - <nobr>Dec 26, 2008</nobr> Seck Boon Keng said the committee would channel all the funds through the Burmese Shangha Organisation to launch the Myanmar Cyclone Recovery Project. ... |
[edit] Myanmar cyclone survivors struggle to rebuild lives
26 December 2008, by WITH tents still serving as homes and schools seven months after Cyclone Nargis lashed Myanmar, survivors say they are struggling to rebuild their lives as international aid trickles in.Fisherman Htei...
[edit] Why Your Blog Should Do Community Service Work
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[edit] Myanmar cyclone survivors struggle to rebuild lives - AFP
25 December 2008, by
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[edit] ReliefWeb » Document » Myanmar Cyclone Nargis Pathein Hub Update No. 2
22 December 2008, by unknown Organizations that are active in Middle Island for Nargis cyclone emergency relief and early recovery activities include, Pyi Gyi Khin, MRCS, Garuna (Pathein), Myint Myat Ahlin, Yadana Myitta, Mingalar Myanmar, Myitta Development ...
[edit] MYANMAR: Cyclone survivors benefit from cash-for-work programmes - IRINnews.org
22 December 2008, by
<img alt="" height="1" width="1"> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=A&url=http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx%3FReportId%3D82049&cid=1284059065&ei=CbtnSeuHLpvKMKGc6Z0M&usg=AFQjCNHlZI_zLP-48f5fRsGLrBSD5g-PrA">MYANMAR: Cyclone survivors benefit from cash-for-work programmes</a> IRINnews.org, NY - <nobr>Dec 22, 2008</nobr> INKYUT, 22 December 2008 (IRIN) - Thousands of cyclone survivors across southern Myanmar are benefiting from cash-for-work programmes being implemented by ... |
[edit] Myanmar receives extra €40m in EU aid
20 December 2008, by THE European Commission on Thursday decided give an extra €40.5 million ($85.12 million) in aid for two million vulnerable people in Myanmar, notably those affected by cyclone Nargis in May.A tot...
[edit] Myanmar: Builds Cyclone Shelters For Multi-Purpose Use - Sin Chew Jit Poh
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[edit] ReliefWeb » Document » Myanmar Cyclone Nargis Pyapon Hub Update No. 4
9 December 2008, by unknown Myanmar Cyclone Nargis Pyapon Hub Update No. 4. Source: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Date: 12 Dec 2008. Full_Report (pdf* format - 44.6 Kbytes). (Reporting period 28 November - 11 December ...
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