AFP: UN envoy sees 'good signs' from Myanmar at end of mission

AFP: UN envoy sees 'good signs' from Myanmar at end of mission: "YANGON (AFP) — The new UN human rights envoy for Myanmar said Thursday he had received 'good signs' that the ruling junta accepted the need for his mandate to investigate widespread claims of abuses in the country."

The Saratogian - Giving back what the floods washed away

The Saratogian - Giving back what the floods washed away: "SARATOGA SPRINGS - Local people who want to help families recently flooded out of their homes in Iowa are encouraged to drop off school supplies at the Saratoga Springs Public Library."

FEMA won't help nonprofits as much with deductibles in future storms - New Orleans Local & Small Business News - NOLA.com

FEMA won't help nonprofits as much with deductibles in future storms - New Orleans Local & Small Business News - NOLA.com: "The Federal Emergency Management Agency says that local governments, schools and hospitals in Louisiana won't get as much help from the government in paying for pricey deductibles on insurance policies in future storms as they did during Hurricane Katrina.

In a May 29 memo to disaster assistance directors around the country, FEMA says that it will reduce payment of a future insurance deductible in a storm by whatever amount of money it paid toward an insurance deductible after Katrina or Rita."

Scoop: Aid Delivery In Myanmar Still A Challenge, UN Says

Scoop: Aid Delivery In Myanmar Still A Challenge, UN Says: "Aid Delivery In Burma/Myanmar Still A Challenge, United Nations Says

5 August 2008 - Three months after Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar, delivery of sufficient relief and early recovery assistance remains a challenge, particularly in hard-to-reach areas of the affected Ayeyarwady Delta, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

'We have seen significant progress being made in the affected areas as a result of the coordinated efforts of local and international humanitarian actors. However, much more urgently needs to be done in remote areas where affected communities are still living in dire conditions,' the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar, Daniel Baker, said today."

IRIN Asia | Asia | Myanmar | MYANMAR: Food shortages "significant" | Food Security Natural Disasters | News Item

IRIN Asia | Asia | Myanmar | MYANMAR: Food shortages "significant" | Food Security Natural Disasters | News Item: "- Three months after Cyclone Nargis hit southern Myanmar, hundreds of thousands of people are still not back on their feet."