One million people helped recover from Pakistan quake

One million people helped recover from Pakistan quake: "As the volatile situation in Pakistan’s North-West Frontier Province continues, the Red Cross has helped around one million people recover from the devastating earthquake which struck the area on 8 October 2005."

IRIN Asia | Asia | Myanmar | MYANMAR: Nargis survivors still waiting for shelter | Food Security Health & Nutrition Natural Disasters | News Item

IRIN Asia | Asia | Myanmar | MYANMAR: Nargis survivors still waiting for shelter | Food Security Health & Nutrition Natural Disasters | News Item: "YANGON, 24 July 2009 (IRIN) - Shelter is still one of the most pivotal issues to affect survivors of Cyclone Nargis today, the UN says."

ASEAN releases post-Cyclone Nargis relief publications

ASEAN releases post-Cyclone Nargis relief publications: "Phuket, Thailand (mizzima) – The secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has released two books by members of the bloc concerning post-Cyclone Nargis relief in Burma.

Surin Pitsuwan, ASEAN Secretary-General, presided over the book launch on Monday in the media center for the 42nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Phuket, in southern Thailand."

Visa Backlog Holds Up Irrawaddy Delta Relief Work

Visa Backlog Holds Up Irrawaddy Delta Relief Work: "PHUKET, Thailand — The international post-cyclone relief effort in the Irrawaddy delta is under pressure because of a delay in granting visas for more than 200 aid workers, according to a senior official with the Tripartite Core Group (TCG)."