*Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis Emergency Appeal No. MDRMM002 Operations*
Update No. 27
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies
(IFRC)
Date: 02 Mar 2010
Full_Report (pdf* format - 1.1 Mbytes)
GLIDE n° TC-2008-000057-MMR
Period covered by this update: September 2009 to end of January 2010
Appeal target: CHF 73,987,907 million
Appeal coverage: 96%
- 8 July 2008: A revised emergency appeal was launched for CHF 73.9 million
(USD 72.5 million or EUR 45.9 million) to assist 100,000 households for 36
months.
- 16 May 2008: An emergency appeal was launched for CHF 52,857,809 (USD 50.8
million or EUR 32.7 million) to assist 100,000 households for 36 months.
- 6 May 2008: A preliminary emergency appeal was launched for CHF 6,290,909
(USD 5.9 million or EUR 3.86 million) to assist 30,000 households for six
months.
- 5 May 2008: CHF 200,000 (USD 190,000 or EUR 123,000) was allocated from
the IFRC's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF).
Summary:
- The end of the rains in September enabled greater outreach towards
vulnerable communities through the shelter and livelihoods projects during
this reporting period, thanks to sustained efforts at hub level in these
initiatives. Similarly, water, sanitation and hygiene promotion projects
continued to reach large numbers of vulnerable households across all
targeted townships. The communitybased health and first aid programme also
made good progress primarily through trained community volunteers and Red
Cross volunteers.
- A high level of community participation continues to be an integral factor
in the success of field activities.
- The joint technical visit by three partner national societies in November,
aimed at a preliminary review of the recovery and accountability framework
across the shelter and livelihoods recovery programmes, was conducted
successfully. A draft report of the findings has been prepared, and once
final revisions are approved, this will be circulated to all partners and
will be a topic for discussion during the partnership meeting in Bangkok on
30-31 March 2010.
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MYAI-8367FZ?OpenDocument
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
*Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis Emergency Appeal No. MDRMM002 Operations*
*Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis Emergency Appeal No. MDRMM002 Operations*
Update No. 27
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies
(IFRC)
Date: 02 Mar 2010
Full_Report (pdf* format - 1.1 Mbytes)
GLIDE n° TC-2008-000057-MMR
Period covered by this update: September 2009 to end of January 2010
Appeal target: CHF 73,987,907 million
Appeal coverage: 96%
- 8 July 2008: A revised emergency appeal was launched for CHF 73.9 million
(USD 72.5 million or EUR 45.9 million) to assist 100,000 households for 36
months.
- 16 May 2008: An emergency appeal was launched for CHF 52,857,809 (USD 50.8
million or EUR 32.7 million) to assist 100,000 households for 36 months.
- 6 May 2008: A preliminary emergency appeal was launched for CHF 6,290,909
(USD 5.9 million or EUR 3.86 million) to assist 30,000 households for six
months.
- 5 May 2008: CHF 200,000 (USD 190,000 or EUR 123,000) was allocated from
the IFRC's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF).
Summary:
- The end of the rains in September enabled greater outreach towards
vulnerable communities through the shelter and livelihoods projects during
this reporting period, thanks to sustained efforts at hub level in these
initiatives. Similarly, water, sanitation and hygiene promotion projects
continued to reach large numbers of vulnerable households across all
targeted townships. The communitybased health and first aid programme also
made good progress primarily through trained community volunteers and Red
Cross volunteers.
- A high level of community participation continues to be an integral factor
in the success of field activities.
- The joint technical visit by three partner national societies in November,
aimed at a preliminary review of the recovery and accountability framework
across the shelter and livelihoods recovery programmes, was conducted
successfully. A draft report of the findings has been prepared, and once
final revisions are approved, this will be circulated to all partners and
will be a topic for discussion during the partnership meeting in Bangkok on
30-31 March 2010.
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MYAI-8367FZ?OpenDocument
Update No. 27
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies
(IFRC)
Date: 02 Mar 2010
Full_Report (pdf* format - 1.1 Mbytes)
GLIDE n° TC-2008-000057-MMR
Period covered by this update: September 2009 to end of January 2010
Appeal target: CHF 73,987,907 million
Appeal coverage: 96%
- 8 July 2008: A revised emergency appeal was launched for CHF 73.9 million
(USD 72.5 million or EUR 45.9 million) to assist 100,000 households for 36
months.
- 16 May 2008: An emergency appeal was launched for CHF 52,857,809 (USD 50.8
million or EUR 32.7 million) to assist 100,000 households for 36 months.
- 6 May 2008: A preliminary emergency appeal was launched for CHF 6,290,909
(USD 5.9 million or EUR 3.86 million) to assist 30,000 households for six
months.
- 5 May 2008: CHF 200,000 (USD 190,000 or EUR 123,000) was allocated from
the IFRC's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF).
Summary:
- The end of the rains in September enabled greater outreach towards
vulnerable communities through the shelter and livelihoods projects during
this reporting period, thanks to sustained efforts at hub level in these
initiatives. Similarly, water, sanitation and hygiene promotion projects
continued to reach large numbers of vulnerable households across all
targeted townships. The communitybased health and first aid programme also
made good progress primarily through trained community volunteers and Red
Cross volunteers.
- A high level of community participation continues to be an integral factor
in the success of field activities.
- The joint technical visit by three partner national societies in November,
aimed at a preliminary review of the recovery and accountability framework
across the shelter and livelihoods recovery programmes, was conducted
successfully. A draft report of the findings has been prepared, and once
final revisions are approved, this will be circulated to all partners and
will be a topic for discussion during the partnership meeting in Bangkok on
30-31 March 2010.
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MYAI-8367FZ?OpenDocument
"Strong plea" by EU's Ashton for Myanmar opposition leader release
*
Mar 1, 2010, 17:32 GMT
Brussels - The European Union's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton,
issued a 'strong plea' on Monday for the release of Myanmar opposition
leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been under house arrest for more than a
decade.
Ashton's call came after Myanmar's Supreme Court on Friday turned down an
appeal by Suu Kyi against her latest 18-month house detention sentence,
which is set to prevent her from taking part in an election planned this
year.
'The authorities still have a chance to change course through the legal
possibility of a final appeal,' Ashton's spokesman Lutz Gullner said in a
statement.
He added that Ashton was making 'a strong plea (to Myanmar authorities) to
grasp that opportunity in the interest of the future of their country and
its people.'
According to Gullner, Suu Kyi's sentence is 'unjust' and 'damages prospects
for an inclusive political dialogue between the government and opposition
parties that is urgently needed to achieve progress in national
reconciliation and secure long-term stability.'
Read more:
http://ping.fm/ebiEH
*
Mar 1, 2010, 17:32 GMT
Brussels - The European Union's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton,
issued a 'strong plea' on Monday for the release of Myanmar opposition
leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been under house arrest for more than a
decade.
Ashton's call came after Myanmar's Supreme Court on Friday turned down an
appeal by Suu Kyi against her latest 18-month house detention sentence,
which is set to prevent her from taking part in an election planned this
year.
'The authorities still have a chance to change course through the legal
possibility of a final appeal,' Ashton's spokesman Lutz Gullner said in a
statement.
He added that Ashton was making 'a strong plea (to Myanmar authorities) to
grasp that opportunity in the interest of the future of their country and
its people.'
According to Gullner, Suu Kyi's sentence is 'unjust' and 'damages prospects
for an inclusive political dialogue between the government and opposition
parties that is urgently needed to achieve progress in national
reconciliation and secure long-term stability.'
Read more:
http://ping.fm/ebiEH
Sad but not unexpected
Sad but not unexpected
By Stephen Lillie
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:17:00 03/02/2010
Filed Under: Foreign affairs & international relations, Diplomacy, Politics, Human Rights
Burma’s Supreme Court has just rejected the appeal of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi against a verdict finding her guilty of violating the rules of her house arrest. The outcome is disappointing but not unexpected. The process was never about the rule of law or justice, and the trial itself was a sham. There was really no reason to think the appeal would be any better.
Aung San Suu Kyi and her two live-in companions were arrested on May 13, 2009 and charged with breaking the rules of her house arrest following the intrusion of American John Yettaw into her compound. From May to July they were placed on trial in a process the UN determined illegal. On Aug. 11, 2009, Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced three years’ hard labor, commuted to an 18-month period of further house arrest, a sentence also imposed on her companions. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown described the verdict as “further proof that the military regime is determined to act with total disregard for accepted standards of the rule of law and in defiance of international opinion” and wrote to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and fellow UN Security Council members calling for a global arms embargo against Burma. The UK worked with EU partners to impose further targeted EU sanctions in response to the verdict. And Aung San Suu Kyi appealed the verdict.
The Burmese elections planned for later this year present a historic opportunity to reverse Burma’s bitter decline into poverty, stagnation and international isolation. A favorable outcome of Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal would have been the start of a more optimistic outlook by the international community. That small hope has now been dashed. As British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said, “I am appalled and saddened that Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal against the sentence imposed by the regime has been denied. That failed appeal is sadly no surprise. From start to end, the sole purpose of this show trial has been to prevent Daw Suu Kyi from taking part in elections.” If she is kept out of political life and while over 2,100 other prisoners of conscience remain incarcerated, the regime’s elections will not gain recognition nor international legitimacy.
In an open letter to Aung San Suu Kyi in December, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that this should be a historic year for Burma (Myanmar). Free, fair and genuinely inclusive elections would allow the country to move forward, to map a new path. But the generals are motivated by fear: fear that decades of brutality and economic mismanagement will catch up with them; fear that Aung San Suu Kyi will yet again unite Burma’s people in hope for a better future for the country. It is indeed striking that a military government with 400,000 soldiers at its command is afraid of one—albeit remarkable and deeply courageous—individual in her mid-60s. And someone who has been under house arrest for 14 of the last 20 years.
The regime’s fear is misplaced. The greatest threat to stability and security in Burma is the absence of an inclusive political process. Decades of conflict with Burma’s marginalized and excluded ethnic groups put this beyond doubt. In a country like Burma, there can be no national reconciliation, no peace and no prosperity without a political process that engages all sides and holds some prospect of meeting their aspirations.
The UK government will continue to do all it can to press the Burmese regime to engage in such a process and take advantage of the opportunity the election presents to bring reconciliation and prosperity to the people of Burma. I am encouraged by the strong stand the Philippines has taken on the human rights situation in Burma, and its leading role in the Asean in this regard. It demonstrates our two countries’ shared commitment to human rights and democracy for all people.
If there is progress, we stand ready to respond quickly and positively.
(Stephen Lillie is the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the Philippines, Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau. He was the head of the Far Eastern Group in the Asia Pacific Directorate at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London before coming to the Philippines.)
http://ping.fm/szYtR
By Stephen Lillie
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:17:00 03/02/2010
Filed Under: Foreign affairs & international relations, Diplomacy, Politics, Human Rights
Burma’s Supreme Court has just rejected the appeal of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi against a verdict finding her guilty of violating the rules of her house arrest. The outcome is disappointing but not unexpected. The process was never about the rule of law or justice, and the trial itself was a sham. There was really no reason to think the appeal would be any better.
Aung San Suu Kyi and her two live-in companions were arrested on May 13, 2009 and charged with breaking the rules of her house arrest following the intrusion of American John Yettaw into her compound. From May to July they were placed on trial in a process the UN determined illegal. On Aug. 11, 2009, Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced three years’ hard labor, commuted to an 18-month period of further house arrest, a sentence also imposed on her companions. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown described the verdict as “further proof that the military regime is determined to act with total disregard for accepted standards of the rule of law and in defiance of international opinion” and wrote to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and fellow UN Security Council members calling for a global arms embargo against Burma. The UK worked with EU partners to impose further targeted EU sanctions in response to the verdict. And Aung San Suu Kyi appealed the verdict.
The Burmese elections planned for later this year present a historic opportunity to reverse Burma’s bitter decline into poverty, stagnation and international isolation. A favorable outcome of Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal would have been the start of a more optimistic outlook by the international community. That small hope has now been dashed. As British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said, “I am appalled and saddened that Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal against the sentence imposed by the regime has been denied. That failed appeal is sadly no surprise. From start to end, the sole purpose of this show trial has been to prevent Daw Suu Kyi from taking part in elections.” If she is kept out of political life and while over 2,100 other prisoners of conscience remain incarcerated, the regime’s elections will not gain recognition nor international legitimacy.
In an open letter to Aung San Suu Kyi in December, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that this should be a historic year for Burma (Myanmar). Free, fair and genuinely inclusive elections would allow the country to move forward, to map a new path. But the generals are motivated by fear: fear that decades of brutality and economic mismanagement will catch up with them; fear that Aung San Suu Kyi will yet again unite Burma’s people in hope for a better future for the country. It is indeed striking that a military government with 400,000 soldiers at its command is afraid of one—albeit remarkable and deeply courageous—individual in her mid-60s. And someone who has been under house arrest for 14 of the last 20 years.
The regime’s fear is misplaced. The greatest threat to stability and security in Burma is the absence of an inclusive political process. Decades of conflict with Burma’s marginalized and excluded ethnic groups put this beyond doubt. In a country like Burma, there can be no national reconciliation, no peace and no prosperity without a political process that engages all sides and holds some prospect of meeting their aspirations.
The UK government will continue to do all it can to press the Burmese regime to engage in such a process and take advantage of the opportunity the election presents to bring reconciliation and prosperity to the people of Burma. I am encouraged by the strong stand the Philippines has taken on the human rights situation in Burma, and its leading role in the Asean in this regard. It demonstrates our two countries’ shared commitment to human rights and democracy for all people.
If there is progress, we stand ready to respond quickly and positively.
(Stephen Lillie is the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the Philippines, Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau. He was the head of the Far Eastern Group in the Asia Pacific Directorate at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London before coming to the Philippines.)
http://ping.fm/szYtR
Myanmar's military leader Tuesday urged the rural masses to counter
pro-democracy forces said to be seeking to disrupt stability before the
country's first general elections in 20 years.
Senior Gen. Than Shwe made the comments in a statement published on the
front page of all state-run newspapers on the anniversary of Peasant's Day.
http://ping.fm/5Hc6A
pro-democracy forces said to be seeking to disrupt stability before the
country's first general elections in 20 years.
Senior Gen. Than Shwe made the comments in a statement published on the
front page of all state-run newspapers on the anniversary of Peasant's Day.
http://ping.fm/5Hc6A
Letter from U Thiha Tintswe- Patron of BDC
Attn;
All commanrades & friends
We would like to massage a political prediction on Burma's current situation because we got the important news, will organize an interrian goverment of Junta Regime within April,2010 from VIPs and it will hold 2010-Election on 2008-Constitution and then state power transfer too from military uniform to civilian uniform and so, we may see President-U Than Shwe instead of General Than Shwe and some of pro-Junta Regime may participate in it and they will hold many ministry departments by some VIP military camanders.
Before it,SPDC would transfer state ownnership business to private ownnnerships who would be their familys-relations- back bones & some of pro-Junta Regime and then their interrian goverment might approve their private business with their camands & orders.If it became, may change military camanders in Junta Regime and so, may appear the problems of power & places. It shall interest in our political predicters because if camanders of it would become soft line group, may let to create a little democratic atmospheres of marketing economy & negotiation of reconcilation, may persuade International democratic forces but If camanders of it would become hard line group, may let to drug towards the worst military detectorship system with the worst International military detectorship systems.
Surely! Junta Regime must depend on china's fuel pipe economic system and will have to give water ports & tranportation and so also china will have to defend Junta regime's water ways,habours and China & Junta regime will become the same selfish profited persons on our Burma's enrichs and so, we may talk Myanmar Junta Regime as comparados of colony of china and our Burma's Independence had been lost second times by fuel pipe system under china's communist-socialist's neo-colonism and china's fuel pipe neo-colonism may fright Thailand's pro-democracy on global democratic countries.
So, American with global democratic countries will have to defend their pro-democratic Thailand & others and so, we can see the pre-atmospheres of capital war in water ways & habours of asia and so, if they would like to avoid these conditions, Democratic bloc & communist-socialist bloc will discuss & find the results of regional reconcilation ,peace & developments.It may become our strategy & tactic on carrot & stick policy of American & democratic countries.
thanking you in anticipation.
best regard;
(U Thi Ha Tint Swe)
Washington,U.S.A.
Ph;(509)5823261.
All commanrades & friends
We would like to massage a political prediction on Burma's current situation because we got the important news, will organize an interrian goverment of Junta Regime within April,2010 from VIPs and it will hold 2010-Election on 2008-Constitution and then state power transfer too from military uniform to civilian uniform and so, we may see President-U Than Shwe instead of General Than Shwe and some of pro-Junta Regime may participate in it and they will hold many ministry departments by some VIP military camanders.
Before it,SPDC would transfer state ownnership business to private ownnnerships who would be their familys-relations- back bones & some of pro-Junta Regime and then their interrian goverment might approve their private business with their camands & orders.If it became, may change military camanders in Junta Regime and so, may appear the problems of power & places. It shall interest in our political predicters because if camanders of it would become soft line group, may let to create a little democratic atmospheres of marketing economy & negotiation of reconcilation, may persuade International democratic forces but If camanders of it would become hard line group, may let to drug towards the worst military detectorship system with the worst International military detectorship systems.
Surely! Junta Regime must depend on china's fuel pipe economic system and will have to give water ports & tranportation and so also china will have to defend Junta regime's water ways,habours and China & Junta regime will become the same selfish profited persons on our Burma's enrichs and so, we may talk Myanmar Junta Regime as comparados of colony of china and our Burma's Independence had been lost second times by fuel pipe system under china's communist-socialist's neo-colonism and china's fuel pipe neo-colonism may fright Thailand's pro-democracy on global democratic countries.
So, American with global democratic countries will have to defend their pro-democratic Thailand & others and so, we can see the pre-atmospheres of capital war in water ways & habours of asia and so, if they would like to avoid these conditions, Democratic bloc & communist-socialist bloc will discuss & find the results of regional reconcilation ,peace & developments.It may become our strategy & tactic on carrot & stick policy of American & democratic countries.
thanking you in anticipation.
best regard;
(U Thi Ha Tint Swe)
Washington,U.S.A.
Ph;(509)5823261.
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