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  • May 2008
    • UN, US Again Blast Burma's Reluctance With Help

      UN, US Again Blast Burma's Reluctance With Help

      (Newser) - Officials the world over are expressing dismay at Burma's apparent disinterest in swift international aid to victims of the devastating cyclone that has 1 million homeless and perhaps more than 100,000 dead, Reuters reports. The US ambassador to the UN said today he was “outraged by the slowness of the response of the government of Burma to welcome and accept assistance.” More »

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      United Nations   Burma   Myanmar   Cyclone Nargis   cyclone   relief   humanitarian aid   displaced persons

  • January 2008
    • In Kenya, Annan Denounces Violent 'Abuses'

      In Kenya, Annan Denounces Violent 'Abuses'

      (Newser) - Kofi Annan, in Kenya to mediate a settlement to the brutal conflict rocking the country, condemned the "gross and systematic abuses of human rights"  he had seen on a tour of the country's worst flashpoints, the BBC reports. Dozens more gruesome deaths were reported today. Annan spoke of displaced families and called on Kenyans to break the cycle of revenge. More »

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      United Nations   Kenya   Kenyan elections   Kofi Annan   displaced persons

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