UN suspends aid flights to Burma after its shipment is impounded
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09/05/08 , 19:56 /
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The United Nations today suspended relief flights to Burma amid a tense
standoff with the military regime which is refusing to allow foreign aid
workers into the country to help with the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis.
09/05 21:16 UN agency to resume aid flights into Myanmar YANGON (AFP) - The UN said Friday it would resume aid flights into Myanmar after a suspension triggered by a tussle with the military regime over two planeloads of goods meant for desperate cyclone survivors.... /
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09/05 20:24 UN to resume aid flights to Myanmar GENEVA (AFP) - The World Food Programme said that two relief flights will be sent to Myanmar on Saturday, just hours after suspending flights due to "unacceptable restrictions" by the government.... /
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09/05 19:32 UN agency suspends aid flights into Myanmar YANGON (AFP) - The UN food agency on Friday suspended all aid flights into Myanmar over "unacceptable" restrictions by the junta, which has refused to allow foreign relief workers to help desperate cyclone survivors.... /
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