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1. Today the Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement travelled with the Humanitarian
Coordinator, World Food Programme Regional Director for Asia, Save the Children and
representatives from other UN agencies, NGOs and donors to the affected areas in the delta.
They were able to visit several locations in Labutta and Bogale townships. During the visit the
team viewed sample temporary classrooms erected by SDC. The Minister of Social Welfare
informed that school would start one month later, July 2008, for those children in the
Ayeyarwady....
2. Three international staff from Save the Children were authorised to travel today to the
affected areas. They first travelled today to Pathein, from where they will continue their
journey to cyclone-affected townships of the western delta by boat tomorrow.
Médecins sans Frontières Switzerland has received permission for 8 international staff to
travel to the most affected areas.
UNICEF reported that it had received permission over the weekend for 6 international staff to
travel to the delta.
World Food Programme Country representative today travelled to Labutta and Bogale to the
regional sub-offices, by road....
3. There has been no update to the official figures for dead and missing since 16 May. 77,738
are reported dead and 55,917 missing.
Source/publisher:
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Date of Publication:
2008-05-27
Date of entry:
2008-06-03
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