Burma Blocking Aid
Rightfully there is a lot of attention going to the Burma cyclone tragedy, and the attempts to get aid to those in need. Personally I like this article from the BBC, which gives a good rundown of the specific risks and the political wrangling that surrounds the issue.
At times like this it is helpful to remember the mantra: “The people of Burma do not deserve to die because they have a bad government.”
May 7th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
All post-Nargis humanitarian work in Burma / Myanmar must at present be done by people who are already there in the country. Visas for nonAsian aid workers are going to be extraordinarily difficult to obtain.
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May 9th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
MSF Switzerland is present in country and distributing World Food Programme aid.