Moby
05-23-2008, 03:44 PM
Are they doing this just so they can get workers to clean up the dead? :(
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7416143.stm
Burma's top leader has agreed to let all foreign aid workers into the country for relief work in cyclone-hit areas, UN head Ban Ki-moon has said.
After talks in Burma's remote capital, Nay Pyi Daw, with Gen Than Shwe, Mr Ban said the decision was a breakthrough.
But correspondents say Burma has a record of withdrawing promises made to the UN. The terms under which workers and aid will be let in are unclear.
About 78,000 people died and 56,000 are missing after the 2 May cyclone.
Mr Ban said Burma would now allow the delivery of aid "via civilian ships and small boats".
But his wording suggests that the US, British and French warships waiting off the coast with supplies may not be able to dock.
Burma's military leaders had previously refused to allow a full-scale relief effort by foreign aid workers.
They had said that the relief phase of the aid operation was over and that the government was now focusing on reconstruction.
'World is watching'
Speaking to journalists after his meeting with Gen Than, Mr Ban said he was encouraged by his talks with the Burmese leadership and the agreement made.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7416143.stm
Burma's top leader has agreed to let all foreign aid workers into the country for relief work in cyclone-hit areas, UN head Ban Ki-moon has said.
After talks in Burma's remote capital, Nay Pyi Daw, with Gen Than Shwe, Mr Ban said the decision was a breakthrough.
But correspondents say Burma has a record of withdrawing promises made to the UN. The terms under which workers and aid will be let in are unclear.
About 78,000 people died and 56,000 are missing after the 2 May cyclone.
Mr Ban said Burma would now allow the delivery of aid "via civilian ships and small boats".
But his wording suggests that the US, British and French warships waiting off the coast with supplies may not be able to dock.
Burma's military leaders had previously refused to allow a full-scale relief effort by foreign aid workers.
They had said that the relief phase of the aid operation was over and that the government was now focusing on reconstruction.
'World is watching'
Speaking to journalists after his meeting with Gen Than, Mr Ban said he was encouraged by his talks with the Burmese leadership and the agreement made.
....