联合国已经暂停向缅甸空运救援物资。在此之前,缅甸政府扣押了空运到这个军政府统治之国的所有救援物资,这些救援物资是要帮助上星期
热带风暴的难民。
联合国世界粮食计划署的官员星期五表示,至少有两批运到缅甸的粮食和装备被扣押。有关官员说,他们别无选择,在此事获得解决之前,只
能暂时停止进一步的救援运送。
缅甸政府的决定大概会激起国际社会更大愤怒。缅甸还不允许外国救援人员进入缅甸帮助向成千上万需要救援的人们分发救援物资。
缅甸同意接受外国援助,但坚持让缅甸人来分发救援物资。
The United Nations has suspended aid flights to Burma after authorities there seized all of its relief supplies flown into
the military-ruled country to aid victims of last week’s killer cyclone.
Officials with the UN’s World Food Program say (today/ Friday) two shipments of food and equipment to Burma have been
impounded. They say the Burmese government’s behavior is unacceptable and that they have no choice but to suspend further aid
shipments until the matter is resolved.
The Burmese government’s actions are likely to further ignite international outrage. Burma has also refused to allow foreign
aid workers into the country to help distribute aid to the hundreds of thousands who need it.
Burma has agreed to accept foreign aid, but insists that its own nationals be used to distribute relief supplies.