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This team is working incredibly hard, focussed on getting humanitarian aid to those in need. To get news of your imminent termination - how can that not be demoralising
said Wong, former deputy administrator of USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, which oversees Washington’s disease response efforts overseas It hurt my heart to see where, instead of a USAID ... team leading the response, there was a team from the PRC that was being celebrated for having saved some people in the rubble,
We have a long history in Burma, ... It’s an environment that the U.S. government has been operating in over the last many decades.”
We will do the best we can,
The U.S. government cannot comment on how NGOs manage their financing.”
So far, the team has executed its task properly. It also continues to conduct coordination with the Myanmar government authorities,
On Friday, the Indonesian USAR team found two victims buried under the rubble of buildings,
Suharyanto, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) head, noted in a statement on Friday (April 4) Our humanitarian colleagues are preparing a new appeal aligned with the Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, which calls for 1.1 billion U.S. dollars as needs continue to outpace available supplies and response capacity,
These are people that are part of that NGO industrial complex."
He took issue with critics who China is a very rich country; India is a rich country,
Rubio told reporters earlier Friday in Brussels They have a military junta that doesn't like us, doesn't necessarily allow us to operate in that country the way we wanted to. That would have impeded our response no matter what,
I don't think it's fair to assume that the United States needs to continue to share the burden — 60, 70 percent — of humanitarian aid around the world,
There are a lot of other countries in the world, and everyone should pitch in,
We're not the government of the world. We'll provide humanitarian assistance, just like everybody else does, and we we'll do it the best we can,
Rubio told reporters in Brussels We are the richest country in the world, but our resources are not unlimited. They are not unlimited, and we have a massive national debt. We have many other priorities as well and it's time to recalibrate all of that. So we'll be there. We'll be helpful as much as we can. We've got other things we have to take care of as well,
Myanmar today is the scene of utter devastation and desperation,
Guterres said at a press conference The United Nations will keep pushing for peace and lifesaving support for the people of Myanmar in their hour of need,
The earthquake has supercharged the suffering with the monsoon season just around the corner,
We welcome recent commitments to temporary, partial ceasefires and call on all parties to implement, extend and broaden these measures, to provide a safe and conducive environment to facilitate timely delivery of life-saving humanitarian assistance throughout Myanmar.”
We affirm the Quad’s commitment to working together in response to natural disasters and broader challenges to regional stability and security, as part of our shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific,
