USAID Situation Report #15 available online

To download USAID Burma Cyclone Fact Sheet #15 click here.

To access the USAID Program Map #15 click here.

Media Release: Struggling with Burma's Other Humanitarian Crisis

The Thailand Burma Border Consortium issued a media release yesterday alerting the international community not to forget the ongoing and unmet humanitarian needs of displaced Burmese populations living along the Thailand-Burma border. To read the press release, click here.

Ethical guidelines on photographing & interviewing children

Two guideline documents have been uploaded to the Disaster Reporting website on Photographing and Interviewing Children affected by Cyclone Nargis. The guidelines, endorsed by UNICEF, are available to download in English and Burmese.

UN Press Corps report available

A Pool Report from UN Press Corp staff who have been accompanying the UN Secretary General on his trip in Burma is now available from the UN Information Service in Bangkok. To read the announcement click here.

For more information, please contact :
UN Information Services
Tel: +66-2-288-2861-9; Fax: +66-2-288-1052
Email: unisbkk.unescap@un.org

Press Conference: Update on United Nations Humanitarian Assistance to Myanmar

The United Nations system in Bangkok will give a press briefing at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand on the humanitarian assistance provided in response to Cyclone Nargis. The press conference will be held on Tuesday, May 27 at 11:00 am.

Speakers from UN agencies will provide an update on the situation on the ground and relief activities being undertaken. Among the agencies expected to brief the media are: the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the UN Children's Fund and the World Health Organization.

Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand
Penthouse, Maneeya Center Building
518/5 Ploenchit Road (connected to the BTS Skytrain Chitlom station)
Patumwan, Bangkok 10330
Tel.: 02-652-0580-1
Fax: 02-652-0582
E-mail: info@fccthai.com
Web Site: http://www.fccthai.com

USAID Situation Reports #13 available online

To download USAID Burma Cyclone Fact Sheet #13 click here...

To download USAID Burma Cyclone Program Map #13 click here...

PSAs in Burmese for Cyclone Survivors now available

Two public service announcements have been developed for broadcast on Burmese radio. These PSAs have important information for journalists and stringers who intend to travel to the worst affected areas.

• To access the first set of PSAs on water and sanitation, click here...
• The access the second set of PSAs on precautions for people handling bodies of victims, click here...

UN Chief in Yangon on Thursday

Visit the United Nations Web site for updates on Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon's trip, Thurday, and the UN-ASEAN "Pledging Conference" set for Sunday.

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DFID Situation Report (Burmese)

Read a translated May 13 report from the UK Department for International Development. More...

Gareth Evans: Facing Up to Our Responsibilities (Burmese)

In a Guardian editorial, the head of International Crisis Group suggests that international law may force the SPDC to accept more relief aid. More...

Resource: UN Information Center, Yangon

Follow relief developments and find transcripts of press conferences at the official site for the United Nations Information Center. More...

Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting, May 19

All ASEAN Foreign Ministers have confirmed their participation in the Special meeting to be held in Singapore, according to a Singapore government media release. More...

Situation reports (in English)

Find reports from international aid agencies online:
> IFRC Operations Update
> DFID Situation Report
> USAID Fact sheet #8, and Map
> OCHA Situation Report #10

Press release: Oxfam calls air-drops "partial" solution and "hugely expensive"

The international aid agency says that, in the past, such deliveries "failed to reach the most vulnerable people." More...

Covering Humanitarian Disasters (Burmese translation)

No journalist can be truly prepared to cover “disasters and humanitarian crises” as a beat.... But it helps to have clear guidelines and an understanding of your rights and responsibilities as a journalist. More...

From time to time, Burma Relief Resource will announce
opportunities for journalists covering the crisis in this space.

WANTED:
Al Jazeera, Bangkok, is looking for one person who can
translate broadcasts, newspapers and Web sites from Burmese to English .
Please contact aungkyawsilver@gmail.com for more information.

NCGUB Press Statement: 'Save lives first'

The National Coalition Government Union of Burma says, "Burmese military neither has the capability nor the expertise to meet the humanitarian demands of the day." More...