by Sean Reilly | May 10, 2008
Burma’s military regime is distributing international aid today. But it is covering the boxes with the names of top generals in an effort to turn the relief effort for last week’s devastating cyclone into a propaganda exercise, say news agencies. The...
by Sean Reilly | May 9, 2008
Development agencies and United Nations officials are exasperated at the obstructiveness of the Burmese junta toward an international aid effort aimed at bringing desperately needed supplies to victims of the recent cyclone. This evening, the BBC reported that the...
by Sean Reilly | May 8, 2008
Teams from UK Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) member agencies, together with flights of emergency relief items, are now arriving in Burma and reaching those people most affected by Cyclone Nargis. More aid is desperately needed and the DEC is calling on people to...
by Sean Reilly | May 8, 2008
As the death toll from the Burma cyclone continues to rise dramatically, possibly to around 100,000, the Methodist Church and the Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF) in Britain have launched an emergency appeal for funds. Michael King, World Church Team...
by Sean Reilly | May 7, 2008
UK-based international development agency Christian Aid has launched an appeal to help those left without shelter, food or water in Burma after Cyclone Nargis hit the country four days ago. Christian Aid has immediately allocated £50,000 for local partners to carry...
