U.N. officials began to tour the cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy delta in Myanmar on Monday, though some U.N. staffers still reported problems gaining access to the tightly controlled country. At least 78,000 …
R&E correspondent Anne-Marie Slaughter analyzes the quandary that the U.N. is in in regards to the Myanmar cyclone, and how the situation may force the R2P doctrine into effect in …
Dozens of Burmese expatriates rallied in the rain outside the United Nations on Friday, May 9, 2008, calling on the junta to allow aid into cyclone-ravaged Myanmar. Thirteen spoke to three of the protesters, some of whom have family trapped in the disaster zone. Watch the video:
Food and water began reaching more of Myanmar’s cyclone victims Sunday, but the government made no indication that it would allow foreign aid workers into the country to distribute the …
For Buddhists, karma regulates morality: for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. As Myanmar digs out from the devastating Cyclone Nargis–the immediate explanation from some of Myanmar’s …
The first relief shipments arrived in Myanmar Thursday after resistance from the country’s reclusive military government to foreign aid.
“Not only does the United States want to reach out, but …
A senior U.S diplomat in Myanmar said Wednesday that the death toll from Tropical Cyclone Nargis could reach 100,000, as disease outbreaks remain a threat and some aid groups face …
As the death toll from the cyclone that struck Myanmar on Saturday continues to climb, it’s important to ask: how do we monitor killer storms? Visit Savage Planet: Storms of the Century for an inside look at the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
