UN Press Conference: Update on UN humanitarian assistance to Myanmar

The United Nations system in Bangkok will hold a press conference at which officials from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization will speak on the preliminary findings of their recent assessment of Myanmar's agriculture sector in the wake of Cyclone Nargis.

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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
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