Burma: Cyclone disaster relief operation (pub. July 31, 2008)
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It was reported by the Associated Press (AP) news service on July 25 that Dan Baker, the UN humanitarian co-ordinator for Burma (official name Myanmar), had warned that as much as 20-25 per cent of the foreign relief aid given to the country in response to the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis in early May was being lost because of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC - the military government of Burma)’s foreign exchange system.
