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Something I've heard again and again from UNICEF staff who have spent a lot of time in the field: the truly tough work of emergency response often begins weeks and even months after the immediate emergency is over. This is partly because media attention has dwindled and the donations aren't coming in the way they once were.

Irrawaddy;Junta Disrobes, Charges Leading Monk Posted on August 22, 2008 by sanooaung By WAI MOE Thursday,August 21,2008 The leader of the All Burma Monks’ Alliance (ABMA), Ashin Gambira, has been disrobed by the authorities and charged with multiple criminal offenses in the aftermath of the 2007 uprising.

Continuing its crackdown on foreign aid agencies Burmese government has expelled aid workers serving the emergency telecom services. "Two teams of foreign aid workers dedicated to delivering emergency telecoms in disaster areas have been forced to leave cyclone-hit Burma. ... read more

Almost seven weeks after Cyclone Nargis left 133,000 dead or missing in Burma (Myanmar), the situation is still grave. Still Suffering: There are 2.4 million people still suffering. Among these there are thousands of Christians. Decaying bodies float in the river tributaries.

The New York Times June 18, 2008 . YANGON, Myanmar — More than six weeks have passed since Cyclone Nargis swept through the Irrawaddy Delta in southern Myanmar, leaving a trail of flattened villages and broken lives and arousing international sympathy that turned to anguish as the military government obstructed foreign aid.

"Myanmar — More than six weeks have passed since Cyclone Nargis swept through the Irrawaddy Delta in southern Myanmar, leaving a trail of flattened villages and broken lives and arousing international sympathy that turned to anguish as the military government obstructed... read more

Aid Team Head Says Team Will Have Full Access in Myanmar SINGAPORE, June 12, 2008 (AFP) — A team of aid experts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the UN will have full access to parts of cyclone-devastated Myanmar, ASEAN’s secretary general said Thursday. “Now we have 2...

As news about the Myanmar cyclone and it’s aftermath recedes into the background (including in the media), an op-ed in the Burmese news magazine, The Irrawaddy, sheds light on why the junta refused assistance from the U.S. military.

Myanmar Detains Activist Comedian YANGON, Myanmar — A popular comedian here who had been carrying out a private campaign to help the victims of last month’s cyclone has been detained by the police, his friends said Thursday. The comedian, U Maung Thura, 47, bett... World 0

Myanmar Junta Begins Evicting Cyclone Victims From Shelters LABUTTA, Myanmar — Within a week of the storm that flooded the delta here last month with waves as high as 20 feet, the monasteries in this village were swarming with 14,000 people who had lost their families, homes and livelihoods. Khin...