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Article: UN envoy in Myanmar to urge junta to open doors to foreign aid
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- May 18, 2008
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A senior U.N. envoy arrived in Myanmar on Sunday to urge its military junta to accept more international aid for cyclone survivors, amid mounting fears of starvation, especially among children.
John Holmes, the U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, was greeted by Deputy Foreign Minister Kyaw Thu at the start of a three-day trip that will include a tour of the Irrawaddy delta, the area most severely hit by Cyclone Nargis on May 2 and 3.
Holmes will also meet with high government leaders, said Daniel Baker, a senior U.N. official.
He did not elaborate but other officials have said Holmes' mission is to assess the needs of survivors and urge the ...