Statement on Relief and Recovery Efforts for the Victims of Cyclone Nargis in Burma
We are members of various overseas Burmese organizations and we are gravely concerned at the growing humanitarian crisis in Burma, as a result of Cyclone Nargis and its aftermath. This is a massive human catastrophe and it is getting more and more desperate day by day. The international community and the United Nations have pledged their support and commitment to assist with the relief and recovery efforts in Burma, but Burma’s State Peace and Development Council has been reluctant to allow aid workers into the country.
We urge to the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) to fully cooperate with the international community and the United Nations to allow foreign aid, including disaster relief teams and personnel, to enter into Burma. This is not the time to play political games at the expense of hundreds of thousands of peoples’ lives. Foreign naval ships are waiting in waters nearby Burma to provide food and supplies and help with the relief efforts. Burma does not have the expertise or capacity to handle such large-scale disasters alone. We need technical assistance. The United Nations, the international community, and relief organizations are offering trained personnel in emergency response who can establish urgently-needed field hospitals and water purification systems quickly and efficiently.
We implore the State Peace and Development Council to work with all nations and agencies that offer assistance to the victims of Cyclone Nargis. We are concerned about health and welfare of the Burmese people, and we understand that no country can respond to such devastation and loss alone.
We are also very concerned that the international community will be misled by newspaper headlines such as "Aid is getting through in increased amounts", while in fact the junta continues to hold millions of its own people hostage. Thousands of innocent cyclone victims lives will be lost while the junta is playing this cat and mouse game. Now, another storm is coming to Burma. Again, time is running out for those victims.
If the regime continues to ignore our plea, International Governments and the United Nations shall no longer pay any attention to the sham sovereignty of the SPDC, which clearly shows its incompetence to protect its own citizens.
We are calling on all governments and UN bodies to provide aid immediately to our people who are dying in the thousands. This is not the time to respect Burma's border controls. National restrictions that are causing further deaths do not deserve anyone's respect.
Singed by the following organizations around the world,
Dr. Cynthia Maung ( BMA) Thailand
Tel: 66-55-544495
Win7@loxinfo.co.th
Dr Khin Saw Win (Alice) (BMA) Canada
Alice.khin@ualberta.ca
Tel: 780-4924547/780-9529877
Dr. Zaw Myint (USA)
Concerned Burmese Physicians and Professionals www.cmpp-burma.blogspot.com
215-632-9040 extension 652
Email- zmyint51@hotmail.com
Dr. Raymond Tint Way (Australia)
Concerned Burmese Physicians and Professionals www.cmpp-burma.blogspot.com
Mobile 61 0416220208
E mail jostint@hotmail.com
Concerned Burmese Physicians and Professionals www.cmpp-burma.blogspot.com
Tel: 00 44 07790 427271
drkokolay@yahoo.co.uk
Dr. Soe Naung (Jamaica)
Concerned Burmese Physicians and Professionals www.cmpp-burma.blogspot.com
Tel: 876-995-2875
soehtwe@cwjamaica.com
Moe Thee Zun (USA)
Democratic Federation of Burma
wefightwewin@gmail.com
Ar Kar Soe (USA)
Anti-Dictatorship People’s Freedom Movement http://www.adpfmburma.com/
arkarsoee@yahoo.com
Tel: 301-213-0605
Yin Aye (USA)
Democratic Burmese Students Organization (USA)
yindbso@hotmail.com
Tel: 301-905-7591
Tin Maung Thaw (General Secretary) (USA)
Committee for Restoration of Democracy in Burma
703-723-4855
tinthaw@yahoo.com
Min Yan Naing (Burma)
Generation Wave
gwbobmarley@gmail.com
Ko Ko Aung (Japan)
Democractic Federation of Burma (Japan)
Tel: +81-9015062893
kokoaung_dfbjp@yahoo.com
Kyaw Kyaw Soe (Japan)
League for Democracy in Burma (Japan)
Tel: +81-9060314394
sayarkway@hotmail.com
Khin Sandi (USA)
Women on the Move for Burma
917 445 9222
freeassk@yahoo.com
Aung Khant (USA)
International Campaign for Burma (New York)
Tel: 516-808-1515
akhant88@yahoo.com
Ko Myo (USA)
88 Generation Students (Exile)
Tel: 347-668-5046
komyoe_art@yahoo.com
Aung Sa
Oversea Burmese Patriots (Singapore)
aungsayapyi@gmail.com
Tel: +65-9487-4413
Taw Thar Gyi
Democratic Front of the Patriots (HQ)
Mindfulness07@gmail.com
Shwe Htee (USA)
Nonviolent Empowerment Organization
shwehtee@yahoo.com
Tel: 571-235-4035
Dr. Thi Ha (USA)
Burmese Democracy Forum (Fort Wayne - Indiana)
Tel: 260-602-1876
Dr. Naing Lin (Malaysia)
National League for Democracy (LA – Malaysia)
Chin Freedom Coalition
dkhup@aol.com
Tel: 443-629-3329
Athein & Zaw Min Htwe (88 Generation)
Walk for Freedom
Tel: 971 285 7399
Athein168@msn.com
Thurasoe2005@yahoo.com
Aung New Oo
Burmese Students Democratic Organization (Canada)
Tel: 416-262-5447
Thway Ni
Burmese Bloggers without Borders (http://bbwob.blogspot.com/)
thwayni@gmail.com
Aung Tin
Chairman (NLD-LA Canada)
Tel: 647 343 7871
uaungtin@yahoo.com
Yin Htway (Thailand)
Joint Secretary
Burma Political Prisoner's Union (http://bppuweb.bizhat.com/)
yinhtway@gmail.com
Tel: 0845755416
Guiding Star (Burma)
contact: niknayman.niknayman@gmail.com
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