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Article: UN sends top envoy to plead with Myanmar over aid
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- May 18, 2008
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A senior U.N. envoy went to Myanmar Sunday to urge its military junta to accept more international aid for cyclone survivors, as a British minister suggested the isolationist regime may be relenting.
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 2-3.
Holmes also will 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 isolationist ...