The Ominous Promise of Natural Disasters
Two and half weeks after Cyclone Nargis struck Burma’s southern coast, the ruling military junta has at last allowed a senior UN humanitarian official into the country to discuss relief measures. UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is expected to meet the generals himself a few days later to formalize the UN’s relief program.
Depending on a possible respite…
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