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Article: TCG launches 1st periodic review of humanitarian relief and early recovery efforts in cyclone Nargis affected areas.
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- Philippines News Agency
- Article date:
- October 20, 2008
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YANGON, Myanmar, Oct. 20 (PNA)-- The Tripartite Core Group (TCG), comprising ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), the Government of Myanmar and the United Nations, launched the first TCG Periodic Review Monday to review the humanitarian relief and early recovery efforts in Cyclone Nargis-affected areas.
The Periodic Review will complement the Post-Nargis Joint Assessment (PONJA) and provide objective and credible data nearly six months after the cyclone.
The Periodic Review will serve as a measure of the degree to which humanitarian relief and early recovery efforts have succeeded in meeting the needs of people living in the cyclone-affected ...