UNICEF: Priorities for children in Myanmar’s cyclone zone
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NEW YORK, USA, 7 May 2008 — As UNICEF races to bolster the relief effort for families in Myanmar’s flood-ravaged Irrawaddy Delta, there are grave concerns that the children who survived Cyclone Nargis last weekend are now at risk from infectious diseases.
A plane with United Nations aid has been granted permission to land in Myanmar, and two ships with UNICEF supplies should arrive in a matter of days. “The port has been badly damaged and there are a lot of logistics to tackle,” said UNICEF Director of Emergency Programmes Louis-Georges Arsenault.
In this video, Executive Director Ann M. Veneman discusses UNICEF’s priorities in caring for children in cyclone-ravaged Myanmar.
To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/myanmar_43850.html
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