http://www.oneworld.net/article/archive/13 en_US http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160601/1/13 WASHINGTON, May 19 (OneWorld) - An Afghan father, unable to feed his family, sold his 11-year old daughter for $2,000 to buy food for the rest of his family, IRIN News reported Sunday. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160594/1/13 Amidst increasing criticism of the military junta for obstructing aid assistance to cyclone victims, the UN's Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs arrived in Myanmar to speed up relief activities. With no clean water available, health experts warn of an outbreak of infectious diseases. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160585/1/13 China is taking new heat for blocking a potential UN action that could bring relief to Burmese citizens suffering from the effects of Cyclone Nargis. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160578/1/13 Both humanitarian aid and political aid is needed in Myanmar (formerly Burma) now, says a board member of a U.S. group active on Burmese issues. From: U.S. Campaign for Burma http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160575/1/13 Floods in Bihar, a state in eastern India, have devastating impact on women, children, the landless and dalits. Waters Of Despair, a documentary film dives deep to reveal how administrative negligence is an even bigger culprit. It finds holes in disaster preparedness, relief distribution and beneficiary identification. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160565/1/13 WASHINGTON, May 15 (OneWorld) - As UN estimates of the number of Burmese affected by Cyclone Nargis rose from 1.5 to 2.5 million and the United States and United Nations continued to wrangle with Myanmar's rulers over visas for aid workers, Atlanta-based CARE received a $1 million donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to deliver humanitarian relief in Myanmar. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83728 A number of international aid organizations and foreign governments are helping Chinese authorities respond to the Monday earthquake that claimed over tens of thousands of lives and destroyed 3.5 million homes. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83727 Selling excess rice held in Japan and imported from the United States would incite a rapid drop in the global price of rice but requires immediate action from Tokyo and Washington, write former editor of The Rice Trader, Tom Slayton, and policy analyst, Peter Timmer. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83729 Indigenous peoples in Nicaragua are increasingly threatened by climate change despite their minimal ecological footprint, writes a Nicaraguan advocate for indigenous peoples' autonomy and development. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83724 Asian governments -- seen to have greater leverage with Myanmar authorities -- are being asked to increase the pressure on the military junta to effectively address the humanitarian crisis caused by Cyclone Nargis. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160538/1/13 Recent military operations by US and NATO forces have displaced thousands of families in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan, forcing them to live without shelter, food and medical assistance. UN agencies and other international aid groups have been asked to provide humanitarian relief to the unfortunate victims. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160498/1/13 Experts warn that non-availability of fresh drinking water, tardy relief work and health care measures are pushing the cyclone-hit Myanmar towards a major public health catastrophe. Inflexibility of military in not allowing most foreign aid workers is only adding to the woes of affected people. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160486/1/13 Even though unofficial sources are claiming a hundred thousand deaths and many more rendered homeless in Myanmar from last week’s cyclone, the military junta is reluctant to allow foreign aid workers. People say the authorities do not want foreigners around when the country goes for referendum on May 10. http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83694 Lähes 40 prosenttia Burman myrskyssä kuolleista tai kadonneista arvioidaan olevan lapsia. Virallisten tietojen mukaan 22 000 ihmistä on kuollut ja miljoona ihmistä on menettänyt kotinsa. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160445/1/13 UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (OneWorld) - A major U.S.-based humanitarian aid group is urging the Bush administration to revise its aid policy toward Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) and provide immediate assistance to the cyclone victims in that country.