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Gates Foundation awards $1 million to World Vision for Emergency Relief Efforts in Myanmar
10 May 2008 00:39:00 GMT
Source: World Vision - USA
SEATTLE, May 9, 2008 - Humanitarian agency World Vision today announced a $1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support its emergency relief response to last weekend's ...

Mercy Corps' Top European Official Heads to Myanmar
09 May 2008 22:20:00 GMT
Source: Mercy Corps
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2008 Contact: Joy Portella, 206.437.7885, jportella@sea.mercycorps.org - Agency mobilizes team to assess needs and begin on-the-ground response - Humanitarian ...

Release: Refugees International Welcomes New Board Members
09 May 2008 20:16:00 GMT
Source: Refugees International - USA
05/09/2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Vanessa Parra, 202-828-0110 x225 vanessa@refugeesinternational.org Refugees International Welcomes New Board Members Washington, DC - Refugees ...

ACT members mobilise support for cyclone-affected in Myanmar
09 May 2008 17:55:00 GMT
Source: Action by Churches Together (ACT) - Switzerland
GENEVA, July 9, 2008--In the aftermath of the worst Asian cyclone since 1991, members of the global alliance, Action by Churches Together (ACT) International, are mobilising support to assist ...

Despite complex challenges DEC member agencies continue to deliver aid to thousands throughout Myanmar
09 May 2008 15:53:54 GMT
Source: ActionAid
DEC member agencies continue to deliver aid to the thousands of people who lives have been torn apart by Cyclone Nargis.

Humanitarian Aid Blocked - Cash Investment to Boost Health Services in Border Area
09 May 2008 15:44:00 GMT
Source: Direct Relief International (DRI) - USA

Direct Relief International today postponed its initial shipment of aid due to the widely reported reluctance of the Myanmar government to accept outside aid. An emergency conference call today ...

ACT Appeal: Rehabilitation Assistance - Cyclone Sidr, Bangladesh
09 May 2008 13:51:00 GMT
Source: Action by Churches Together (ACT) - Switzerland
Appeal Bangladesh Rehabilitation Assistance Cyclone Sidr: ASBD81 Appeal Target: US$200,186 Geneva, 8 May 2008 This appeal is for follow-up rehabilitation activities from ...

ACT Appeal: Follow-on Tsunami Project, India: Disaster Risk Reduction & Social Empowerment
09 May 2008 13:41:00 GMT
Source: Action by Churches Together (ACT) - Switzerland
Appeal India - Follow-on Tsunami Project Disaster Risk Reduction & Social Empowerment - ASIN82 Appeal Target: US$ 866,280 Geneva, 5 May 2008 Under the Tsunami Response ACT Appeal ...

Myanmar cyclone: MSF teams intensify emergency response, a first relief plane is due to land in Yangon
09 May 2008 12:50:00 GMT
Source: Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) - International
"We've seen the scale of the destruction and the suffering is huge," said Hugues Robert, Head of MSF Emergency Operations in Geneva. "But we will not be able to address these urgent needs without the ...

Myanmar: Finally access to the Irrawaddy delta: Malteser International opens health centre in the most affected region
09 May 2008 12:41:00 GMT
Source: Malteser International - Germany
Myanmar: Finally access to the Irrawaddy delta Malteser International opens health centre in the most affected region Labutta/Cologne. On Sunday, a medical team of Malteser International is going ...