Inside INGOs: Aiding or Abetting?

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"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..."

Creator/author: 

Tony Broadmoor

Source/publisher: 

"The Irrawaddy", Vol. 9, No. 9

Date of Publication: 

2001-12-00

Date of entry: 

2003-06-03

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English

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