Description:
"INGOs inside Burma are trying to keep a humanitarian crisis at bay. But what can they accomplish
with such a controlling and corrupt regime still firmly in place?
Burma is facing a dire humanitarian crisis and without the proper assistance the situation is going to get
worse before it gets better. The nostrum of increasing international aid is decidedly more complex than it
initially seems, especially for the International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) already working in
Burma. With the secret talks in Rangoon between Burma?s ruling State Peace and Development Council
(SPDC) and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi entering their second year, the answer to the question of
increasing aid is still not clear..."
Source/publisher:
"The Irrawaddy", Vol. 9, No. 9
Date of Publication:
2001-12-00
Date of entry:
2003-06-03
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Language:
English
