The United Nations said on Wednesday (May 14) up to 2.5 million people might have been affected by the Myanmar cyclone and proposed a high-level donors conference as the Myanmar junta again limited foreign aid. The European Union's top aid official said the military government's restrictions on foreign aid workers and equipment were increasing the risk of starvation and disease. U.N. humanitarian affairs chief John Holmes told reporters between 1.6 and 2.5 million people were "severely affected" by Cyclone Nargis and urgently needed aid, up from a previous estimate of at least 1.5 million. The International Federation of Red Cross held a news conference in Bangkok on Thursday (May 15) to update journalists on the deteriorating conditions in Myanmar. "Young volunteers are working almost around the clock at the headquarters in Yangon. They are loading and unloading trucks of international aid and locally donated aid and that is going out very quickly to the...
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Accepting his Nobel Peace Prize on Monday at Oslo's city hall, former U.S. vice-president Al Gore said the United States and China would be held accountable if they fail to move boldly against...
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