http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/archive/1802 en_GB OneWorld South Asia - OneWorld South Asia/English/Topics/Development/Emergency relief Myanmar: NGOs Fill In Where UN, U.S. Can't Go http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160565/1/1802 WASHINGTON, May 15 (OneWorld) - As UN estimates of the number of Burmese affected by Cyclone Nargis rose from 1.5 to 2.5 million and the United States and United Nations continued to wrangle with Myanmar's rulers over visas for aid workers, Atlanta-based CARE received a $1 million donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to deliver humanitarian relief in Myanmar. International Community Responding to China Earthquake http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83728 A number of international aid organizations and foreign governments are helping Chinese authorities respond to the Monday earthquake that claimed over tens of thousands of lives and destroyed 3.5 million homes. Surplus Rice in Japan 'Could End Rice Crisis' http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83727 Selling excess rice held in Japan and imported from the United States would incite a rapid drop in the global price of rice but requires immediate action from Tokyo and Washington, write former editor of The Rice Trader, Tom Slayton, and policy analyst, Peter Timmer. 'Crushed' by Climate Change http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83729 Indigenous peoples in Nicaragua are increasingly threatened by climate change despite their minimal ecological footprint, writes a Nicaraguan advocate for indigenous peoples' autonomy and development. Asian Leaders Urged to Pressure Myanmar into Action http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83724 Asian governments -- seen to have greater leverage with Myanmar authorities -- are being asked to increase the pressure on the military junta to effectively address the humanitarian crisis caused by Cyclone Nargis. Afghanistan: Victims of collateral damage in need of assistance http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160538/1/1802 Recent military operations by US and NATO forces have displaced thousands of families in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan, forcing them to live without shelter, food and medical assistance. UN agencies and other international aid groups have been asked to provide humanitarian relief to the unfortunate victims. Food Aid Reaches Thousands in Burma http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83715 More than 27,000 people in the Irrawaddy delta region of Burma -- one of the areas hardest hit by Cyclone Nargis -- have received food aid and other crucial supplies, a UN food agency announced yesterday. Stubborn military causing miseries in Myanmar http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160498/1/1802 Experts warn that non-availability of fresh drinking water, tardy relief work and health care measures are pushing the cyclone-hit Myanmar towards a major public health catastrophe. Inflexibility of military in not allowing most foreign aid workers is only adding to the woes of affected people. Jittery Myanmar keeps foreign aid workers at bay http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160486/1/1802 Even though unofficial sources are claiming a hundred thousand deaths and many more rendered homeless in Myanmar from last week’s cyclone, the military junta is reluctant to allow foreign aid workers. People say the authorities do not want foreigners around when the country goes for referendum on May 10. Burman myrskyn uhreista liki puolet lapsia http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83694 Lähes 40 prosenttia Burman myrskyssä kuolleista tai kadonneista arvioidaan olevan lapsia. Virallisten tietojen mukaan 22 000 ihmistä on kuollut ja miljoona ihmistä on menettänyt kotinsa. U.S. Urged to Divorce Politics from Aid to Myanmar http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160445/1/1802 UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (OneWorld) - A major U.S.-based humanitarian aid group is urging the Bush administration to revise its aid policy toward Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) and provide immediate assistance to the cyclone victims in that country. Burma appeal http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/160416/1/1802 Over 22,000 people have died, over a million people are reportedly homeless and tens of thousands are missing, says Burma Campaign UK, as it appeals to the government to allow delivery of aid. Unicef aloitti pyörremyrskyn uhrien avustamisen Burmassa http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83663 Kotinsa Burman pyörremyrskyssä menettäneitä uhkaavat taudit ja nälkä. Sadekauden alku tarkoittaa lisääntynyttä malariariskiä ja riisisadon tuhoutuminen myrskyssä ruokapulaa. Cyclone kills hundreds in Myanmar http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160361/1/1802 The devastating Cyclone Nargis that struck Myanmar early Saturday has claimed 350 lives, as death tolls mount. While aid operations were restricted by the military junta in the outskirts of capital Yangon, the state media announced the country will go ahead with the constitutional referendum on May 10. Global Food Crisis, Global Turning Point? http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160149/1/1802 This week's alert on the growing global food crisis is perhaps the most worrying one we've ever sent, says OneWorld's managing editor in the United States.