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  • July 2008

    • Sudan's President to Face Genocide Charge

      Washington Post  |  Jul 11, 08 8:50 AM CDT

      Sudan's President to Face Genocide Charge

      (Newser) - The International Criminals Court will charge Sudan leader Omar Hassan al-Bashir with genocide Monday in the wake of a five-year campaign of violence that has left hundreds of thousands dead, the Washington Post reports. It will be the first time the court has charged a sitting head of state. But some at the UN worry the move will disrupt peacekeeping and relief efforts in Darfur, perhaps sparking a military backlash against UN and African Union forces. More »

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      United Nations  • Sudan  • Darfur  • peacekeeping force  • emergency aid  • Omar al Bashir  • International Criminal Court

  • June 2008

    • Darfur Sinking Into Chaos of Warring Rebel Groups

      Washington Post  |  Jun 20, 08 10:42 AM CDT

      Darfur Sinking Into Chaos of Warring Rebel Groups

      (Newser) - The civil war in Darfur has degenerated into a tangled mess of militias and warlords battling each other, a development that threatens efforts to bring relief to the 2.5 million people affected by the fighting. Dozens of rebel groups are at war with each other, not just the government, and “the lines of who's who are much more blurred,” said an Oxfam spokesman. The Washington Post assesses the situation on the ground. More »

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      Africa  • Sudan  • Darfur  • emergency aid  • rebels  • humanitarian organizations

    • Burma Arrests Activist Linked to Cyclone Aid

      Reuters  |  Jun 5, 08 6:58 AM CDT

      Burma Arrests Activist Linked to Cyclone Aid

      (Newser) - The Burmese junta has arrested a leading activist who led a private aid program for victims of last month's Cyclone Nargis. Zarganar, a top comedian in Burma who was also arrested during September's protests, was taken away by secret police last night, Reuters reports. The junta continues to block aid to millions of survivors, and today four American warships abandoned efforts to provide aid. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • Cyclone Nargis  • cyclone  • junta  • emergency aid

  • May 2008

    • Monks Provide Myanmar Relief

      New York Times  |  May 31, 08 10:50 AM CDT

      Monks Provide Myanmar Relief

      (Newser) - In the wake of Burma’s cyclone, Buddhist monks have become the only source of comfort—both “material” and “spiritual”—for many thousands of homeless and destitute who have been abandoned by the government, the New York Times reports. “Monks are like parents to us. The government wants us to shut up, but monks listen to us,” says one cyclone survivor. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • Cyclone Nargis  • Buddhist monks  • homeless  • survivors  • emergency aid

    • Burma's Monks Forge Secret Relief Network

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 23, 08 2:11 PM CDT

      Burma's Monks Forge Secret Relief Network

      (Newser) - Although Burma’s junta relented today and allowed in foreign aid workers, weeks of delays and restrictions have led to the formation of an underground network of volunteers led by monks, Internet activists, and pro-democracy students. The Wall Street Journal looks at their efforts, which risk the wrath of the government but often provide the only life-sustaining aid for residents in the hardest-hit regions.  More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • monks  • emergency aid  • activists  • monastery

    • China Death Toll Breaks 51K

      CNN  |  May 22, 08 7:59 AM CDT

      China Death Toll Breaks 51K

      (Newser) - China’s official earthquake death toll has today topped 51,000, with almost 300,000 injured, and another 29,000 missing, CNN reports. Meanwhile, donations from home and abroad tallied $3 billion, while Beijing pledged another $10 billion to reconstruction efforts, including $3.6 billion for rescue and relief work. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • rescue  • death toll  • emergency aid  • reconstruction  • emergency funding

    • Visiting UN Chief Pushes Burma to Accept Aid

      Reuters  |  May 22, 08 7:07 AM CDT

      Visiting UN Chief Pushes Burma to Accept Aid

      (Newser) - UN chief Ban Ki-Moon witnessed cyclone damage in Burma today, on a trip to bring the devastated country a “message of hope” and push the junta to allow international aid for the millions left destitute, Reuters reports. “I'm quite confident we will be able to overcome this tragedy,” he said. But his work to open the doors to relief looks to be an uphill battle, the New York Times notes. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • disaster  • Cyclone Nargis  • foreign aid  • emergency aid

    • World Bank Nixes Loan to Burmese Junta

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  May 20, 08 10:54 AM CDT

      World Bank Nixes Loan to Burmese Junta

      (Newser) - As Burma looks for loans to cover an estimated for $10 billion worth of damage from Cyclone Nargis, the World Bank won't be among the lenders, the Telegraph reports. The junta has been in debt to the bank for more than a decade, and the bank is legally barred from making another loan, says its managing director. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • World Bank  • Cyclone Nargis  • military junta  • emergency aid

    • Burmese Junta Still Blocking Cyclone Aid

      Washington Post  |  May 9, 08 4:52 AM CDT

      Burmese Junta Still Blocking Cyclone Aid

      (Newser) - Emergency supplies for some 1.5 million Burmese desperately in need of help are ready to be flown into the cyclone-stricken regions—but the military junta is still blocking delivery. Only two UN planes have been allowed to land in Burma. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon tried unsuccessfully to telephone Burma's top general to make a personal appeal to allow more relief supplies to get through, reports the Washington Post . More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • disease  • Cyclone Nargis  • junta  • Ban Ki-Moon  • hunger  • Irrawaddy Delta  • emergency aid  • World Food Program  • Save the Children

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