Aid for Cyclone Victims Must Go in Now! Security Council Must Act

On May 2nd Cyclone Nargis slammed into Burma and caused massive destruction. The death toll is still climbing and is most likely somewhere between 20 and 60,000. There are over one million people displaced. The situation is extremely dire with many people barely surviving, and still the Burmese military regime has done very little to help the people and is restricting most international aid from entering the country to help. There are aid teams waiting to go in with supplies but are being barred by the Burmese military regime.

The United Nations recognised in 2005 the concept of "responsibility to protect" civilians. When governments will not protect their people, the UN has the right to intervene. It is time to demand that the UN Security Council pass a resolution invoking its responsibility to protect to ensure that aid gets to the Burmese people, and fast.

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June 19, 2013

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Dear Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon,

I am writing to urge you to publicly call for UN Security Council action to demand that the government of Burma allow international aid and aid workers to enter the country and help the victims of cyclone Nargis. The situation is very grim and the Burmese military regime is still restricting the ability of international aid and workers to enter the country and help the millions of people affected by this natural disaster. The death toll is likely to rise drastically if massive large scale aid does not reach the affected areas to prevent the spread of water-born diseases and address the survivors lack of clean water, shelter and food. Instead of putting all efforts into helping the Burmese people, the regime is focused on holding their scheduled sham constitutional referendum this Saturday. The referendum is designed to entrench military rule for decades. Please support the UN Security Council action, invoking the UN's "responsibility to protect" clause to force the regime to accept international aid and aid workers.
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