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  • July 2008

    • Gift Cows Give Hope to Kosovo War Widows

      newser  |  Radio Free Netherlands  |  Jul 12, 08 8:28 PM CDT

      Gift Cows Give Hope to Kosovo War Widows

      A Dutch organization is helping steer Kosovo's war widows toward a brighter future, Radio Free Netherlands reports. Many were left to fend for themselves after losing loved ones in the war against Serbia; now the Dutch group The Bridge is giving them cows to put food on the table and earn money by selling milk. Each is obliged to give their cow's first-born calf to another woman. More »

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      Kosovo  • cows  • humanitarian aid  • reconstruction  • Balkans War  • dairy products  • widows

  • May 2008

    • Junta Leader Visits Nargis Victims as UN Envoy Arrives

      newser  |  CNN  |  May 18, 08 2:48 PM CDT

      Junta Leader Visits Nargis Victims as UN Envoy Arrives

      The head of Burma's junta emerged today for the first time since cyclone Nargis struck two weeks ago to meet with survivors, CNN reports. Gen. Than Shwe visited a refugee camp 200 miles south of Yangon, touching the faces of infant survivors. The visit came as the UN's humanitarian secretary began a three-day tour meant to pressure Burma to accept more foreign aid, the AP reports. More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • natural disaster  • Cyclone Nargis  • foreign aid  • humanitarian crisis  • survivors  • Than Shwe  • humanitarian aid

    • Analysts Urge Washington to Invade Burma

      newser  |  Time  |  May 10, 08 4:49 PM CDT

      Analysts Urge Washington to Invade Burma

      Analysts and aid workers appalled by Burma’s attitude to foreign aid are urging Washington to invade, Time reports. One observer has called for the US to airlift food regardless of the junta’s restrictions; a retired general wants China to pacify Burma about US aid, or Thailand to paint their colors on US aircraft to help aid get through. More »

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      China  • United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • Cyclone Nargis  • US Navy  • Thailand  • Yangon  • humanitarian aid  • US military aid

    • Irate UN Cuts Burma Off After Junta Seizes Aid

      newser  |  CNN  |  May 9, 08 8:06 AM CDT

      Irate UN Cuts Burma Off After Junta Seizes Aid

      An enraged UN has shut off all further cyclone aid to Burma after its military junta seized two planes carrying a massive food shipment, CNN reports. “This is another example of them actively getting in the way of relief getting to the victims,” said the UN's Asia World Food Program director. The junta has also frustrated the UN by refusing to let aid workers enter the country. More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • Cyclone Nargis  • cyclone  • junta  • World Food Program  • humanitarian aid

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

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 8, 08 4:02 PM CDT

      UN, US Again Blast Burma's Reluctance With Help

      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

    • First Major Aid Finally Reaches Cyclone Survivors

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 8, 08 5:33 AM CDT

      First Major Aid Finally Reaches Cyclone Survivors

      A single United Nations plane laden with relief supplies has finally landed in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta region—six days after a pulverizing cyclone killed an estimated 100,000 people, AP is reporting. Three other UN planes are expected to land later today, but flights operated jointly by the US and Thailand remain grounded as officials continue to negotiate with Burma's reluctant military leaders to allow foreign aid into the stricken region, Reuters reports. More »

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      United Nations  • Condoleezza Rice  • Myanmar  • cyclone  • World Food Program  • Irrawaddy Delta  • humanitarian aid

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Dressed-Up Pyongyang Hid Grim Reality

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 10, 08 3:05 PM CDT

      Dressed-Up Pyongyang Hid Grim Reality

      North Korea's capital was prettied up last month to show off the country's nonexistent prosperity to the New York Philharmonic and the accompanying press corps, the LA Times reports. The visitors to Pyongyang ate luxurious meals in newly painted hotels, but after they finished, the lights went out. "As soon as you guys left, it was pitch dark again," said the local director of the UN's World Food Program. More »

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      North Korea  • Kim Jong Il  • propaganda  • Pyongyang  • Communism  • humanitarian aid  • New York Philharmonic  • Kim Il Sung

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