Myanmar: Without More Money, U.N. Says It May End Aid Delivery

Source: Associated Press via New York Times

The United Nations said it would be forced to ground helicopters that had been ferrying aid to Myanmar’s cyclone survivors unless donors quickly provided more financing. The United Nations’ World Food Program said it was facing a critical shortage of money for its operations in the country, including the delivery of food and other supplies to the devastated Irrawaddy Delta via 10 helicopters. The use of helicopters, trucks and boats will “grind to a halt by the end of this month unless we get additional funding now,” said Chris Kaye, the food program’s director in Myanmar.