TRNS bureau chief Ellen Ratner interviews Peter Salama, the chief of health for UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) about current efforts being made by UNICEF in countries experiencing natural disaster. (6:29)
Admiral Keating, Commander of Pacific Command, answers a question about the response of Burmese officials to U.S. help and humanitarian efforts. (1:10)
Admiral Timothy Keating, Commander of the Pacific Command, discusses the international coalition effort in China and the help they have accepted. Keating also mentions the efforts that Chinese officials have made to get messages to Myanmar on behalf of the U.S. (0:55)
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes on specific contribution levels to Myanmar assistance. (1:01)
John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, spoke at the UN today on his recent visit to Myanmar and consultations with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) regarding Myanmar relief. (1:07)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited Myanmar yesterday. He flew over areas affected by the cyclone and met with senior Junta general Than Shwe. The SG met with General Shwe for over two hours. The General promised to ease visa and travel restrictions, as well as provide visas for aid workers of all nationalities. Dan Patterson reports from the United Nations. (1:15)
Tomorrow United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will tour some of the most devastated areas of Myanmar before headed to Bangkok for a meeting with the Association of South East Asian Nations about their relief efforts. Dan Patterson updates live from the United Nations. (1:14)
Scot Marciel, deputy assistance secretary of state said that the crisis in Myanmar and the difficulty of getting humaitarian aid is not a U.S./Burma issue, but the Myanmar regime is sayin ‘no’ to help from the entire world. (1:08)
The Committee on Foreign Affairs met today to discuss Myanmar in the aftermath of cyclone Nargis. Scot Marciel, deputy assistant secretary of state, criticized the Myanmar government’s handling of the disaster, saying it was “appalling.” (more…)
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Kahlilzad on Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s upcoming visit to Myanmar and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) conference (1:06)
