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Myanmar: ICRC humanitarian aid "remains essential" in light of recent events - interview
Edith Baeriswyl is head of ICRC operations for East Asia, South-East Asia and the Pacific. She talks of the ICRC's concerns over the humanitarian situation in Myanmar where the organisation has had...
UN staff member, relatives under arrest in Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 3 (Reuters) - A local U.N. staff member, two of her family members and her driver were arrested on Wednesday in Myanmar during the ruling junta's crackdown on anti-government...
UN envoy confers with ASEAN officials on Myanmar
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari held talks today in Singapore with the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) after concluding a series of meetings...
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Myanmar: Thailand border bracing for new Burmese refugees
By Chad Bouchard Communities along Thailand's border with Burma are closely watching for signs of a new wave of refugees following violence in Rangoon over the past week. As Chad Bouchard reports...
Myanmar: Statement by Ms. Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the occasion of the 5h Special session of the Human Rights Council
Mr. President. Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I welcome the initiative of this Council to hold a special session on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. The peaceful protests we have...
"The Human Rights Situation in Myanmar", Fifth Special Session Human Rights Council, 2 October 2007, Geneva, Statement by Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, Mr. Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro
Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Colleagues and friends, I welcome and congratulate the members of this Council for the decision...
Death toll in Myanmar crackdown is anyone's guess
By Ed Cropley BANGKOK, Oct 2 (Reuters) - In the immediate aftermath of a plane crash, natural disaster or military crackdown, it is the number that everybody wants to know to give the event its...
Borders with Myanmar remain calm; no influx of refugees
BANGKOK, Thailand, October 1 (UNHCR) After a month of protests within Myanmar, the country's borders with Thailand and Bangladesh were still quiet on Monday, with no signs of people fleeing to seek...
Myanmar: Government crackdown could further worsen Asia's largest forced displacement crisis - IDMC
Geneva, 01 October 2007 - As the political crisis and the violent suppression of peaceful demonstrations continues in Burma (Myanmar), the Norwegian Refugee Council's Internal Displacement Monitoring...
International Medical Corps prepares emergency response for Myanmar
October 1, 2007, Los Angeles, CA/Washington, DC - International Medical Corps (IMC) is closely watching the humanitarian situation in Myanmar and is planning to respond to the needs of thousands...
Myanmar: WFP food deliveries to resume in Mandalay district
BANGKOK - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has received assurances that government-imposed restrictions on the movement of WFP food assistance in Myanmar will be lifted, officials of the...
Myanmar: UN to resume delivering food in Mandalay District
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today announced that it has been assured by Myanmar that authorities will lift restrictions on the movement of the agency's food aid. WFP Country...
Human Rights Council to hold Special Session on situation in Myanmar on 2 October
The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on the situation of human rights in Myanmar on Tuesday, 2 October after receiving a request signed by 17 Member States. Doru Romulus Costea, the...
Myanmar: Restrictions on food movements hamper WFP operations
New York - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today expressed growing concern that the current unrest in Myanmar could impede efforts to feed some 500,000 people. As a result of the...
Human Rights Council convenes special session on Myanmar
Geneva_(dpa) _ A special session of the UN Human Rights Council was announced Friday to discuss the situation in Myanmar. The council, which is concluding its sixth regular session, will meet again...
Help for the suppressed population of Burma - DanChurchAid
DanChurchAid is intently monitoring the situation in Burma, where Burmese monks for more than a week have been protesting against the declining living standards and rising food prices; and demand the...
Secretary-General urges peaceful reconciliation in Myanmar
SG/SM/11189 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is pleased that the Government of Myanmar has agreed to a visit by...
At least five dead in Myanmar crackdown
YANGON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - At least five people, including a Japanese photographer, were killed in Myanmar's main city on Thursday when soldiers and police fired on crowds protesting against decades...
Three killed as Myanmar troops battle protests
By Aung Hla Tun YANGON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Seething crowds of Buddhist monks and civilians filled the streets of Myanmar's main city on Wednesday, defying warning shots, tear gas and baton charges...