Limited Access To Myanmar Frustrates And Disappoints The United Nations

John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General, Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, has expressed disappointment at the inadequate progress made in gaining access into Myanmar, where Cyclone Nargis has left tens of thousands of people dead and hundreds of thousands homeless, without food, drinking water, medical attention and medicines. Holmes described the current situation as “increasingly desperate.

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Filed under: Aid / Disasters on May 15th, 2008