UN Says 1 Million Burmese Children at Risk After Cyclone (2/2)
A medical team from Thailand was due to arrive Friday to support
really F relief efforts. Steve
ma Marshall, a spokesman
un for the U.N. country team in Burma
, says that some aid is reaching the region
, but it is
suffuent he insufficient. He says
are a much bigger international effort is needed.
They "The issue of access in terms of our
staffs are staff, as I've indicated
, they are down
in the area there and they are
weak The working," said Marshall. "But the size of this for the government
or for the
un U.N. or for others actually requires a completely cooperative
coordinate poach . coordinated approach and it is too big for
anyone any one institution on its own
to say it can look after
the things.
it It is simply too
big . aid makers big." Aid workers estimate that they have
be been able to reach less than a third of the storm's victims.
in In the coming days
, the
un humanitrian in U.N. humanitarian chief
john holes were arriving , John Holmes, will arrive in
relgoon Rangoon to discuss relief efforts
to with the government.
one On Monday
, the
association Association of
self nations Southeast Asian Nations will meet in
Singepore Singapore to discuss how to increase aid to Burma
, which is a member.
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