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* The World Health Organization and its Health Cluster partners in Myanmar have approved a
six-month US$28 million action plan to provide immediate health care for cyclone survivors, and
support longer-term efforts to rebuild the country?s ravaged health care system....
* WFP started a new project in Yangon Division which provides cash to 200?000 people severely
affected by the cyclone....
* One Logistics Cluster helicopter was able to fly to Labutta today for the first time, carrying 0.5
tonnes of high energy biscuits....
* WFP deployed its first international head of Sub-office for Labutta today. The Head of Sub-Office is
intended to stay in Labutta for 2 months....
* If funding is not forthcoming for WFP, the food pipeline will break by mid-July....
* The TCG met today for the second time. Issues of discussion on the agenda today were the terms
of reference for the PONJA and the schedule for the PONJA. The Group also addressed access,
procedures for visa extensions and helicopters. Clarification was also received from the GoUM on the
procedure for new NGOs coming into the country: they should apply to Embassies abroad, which
would then transmit the application to the Deputy Foreign Minister. The Humanitarian Coordinator
raised the issue of forced relocation? and expressed concern. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
assured the TCG he would address this issue....
* The orientation workshop for the Post Nargis Joint Assessment (PONJA) started today. The
assessment is a unique endeavour between the 54 members from 18 ministries of the Government of
Myanmar together with cluster leads, ASEAN ERAT and members of the IASC. The findings of the
assessment would first be available at the end of the month.
Source/publisher:
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Date of Publication:
2008-06-02
Date of entry:
2008-06-03
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