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Nations Press Myanmar for Entry as More Aid Arrives (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

14 May 2008

May 14 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S., Britain and the United Nations pressed Myanmar today to allow relief workers into the country amid reports that the military regime was seizing food and withholding it from the country's 1.5 million cyclone victims.

United Nations Refugee Chief To Head To Yemen (Scoop.co.nz)

14 May 2008

13 May 2008 - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) António Guterres will embark on a five-day mission to Yemen tomorrow to assess the agency's efforts to help refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) first-hand.

UN warns of 'second catastrophe' in Myanmar (AFP via Yahoo! News)

13 May 2008

The United Nations warned Tuesday that Myanmar faced a "second catastrophe" after its devastating cyclone, unless the junta immediately allows massive air and sea deliveries of aid.