Burma Campaign UK
Burma Campaigners have purchased shares in Total Oil in order to attend the company’s Annual General Meeting in Paris on Friday. Total Oil is one of the largest corporate funders of the military dictatorship in Burma, which is currently denying aid to millions of its citizens following a devastating cyclone which struck the country on …
No Hope For Responsibility To Protect Action By Security Council The Burma Campaign UK today condemned China for continuing to obstruct moves to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Burma. “Any hope that the Security Council would invoke Responsibility to Protect is now dead,” said Mark Farmaner. “There is no way China will accept a resolution. …
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed an announcement by Prime Minister Gordon Brown that HMS Westminster is on its way to Burma with humanitarian supplies. It is more than a week since the cyclone struck and the regime ruling Burma is still blocking aid to the country. “Everyone we speak to in Burma is desperate …
Failure to donate would be a triple-whammy for innocent victims The Burma Campaign UK today called on the British public not to be put off donating for Burma’s cyclone victims by stories of Burma’s generals seizing UN aid. “If you give to British charities or the DEC appeal your money is safe and will reach …
The Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government to back moves to get the United Nations Security Council to authorise aid shipments to Burma. On day 6 since Cyclone Nargis struck, most people have still not received any aid because of restrictions by the regime. Every day of delay is likely to cost …
New research by the Burma Campaign UK today reveals that nearly 2000 villages are flooded in Burma following Cyclone Nargis. The Burma Campaign UK today expressed serious concern for the victims of Cyclone Nargis. “The situation in these villages is critical,”, said Johnny Chatterton, Campaigns Officer at the Burma Campaign UK. “This is a humanitarian …
The Burma Campaign UK today condemned the regime in Burma for spending just £2.5m ($5 million) on aid for people affected by the cyclone, despite receiving £1.35bn (2.7bn dollars a year) from gas exports. The figures were revealed in a UN document following a meeting regime officials held with the UN and diplomats on May …
As the death toll in Burma rises to at least 22,000, new satellite maps released by the United Nations show the devastating scale of floods affecting Burma’s Irrawaddy Delta following Cylone Nargis striking Burma on Saturday. The maps show large swathes of the South coast under water. Residents in these areas mainly live in bamboo …
UK Cyclone Aid Must Be New Money The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed an announcement by International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander that the British government would provide £5m in humanitarian assistance for cyclone victims in Burma. The announcement came four days after a devastating cyclone hit Burma, killing more than 22,000 and leaving hundreds of …
The Burma Campaign UK today called on the UK government to provide emergency aid for cyclone victims in Burma. At least 15,000 people are feared dead and hundreds of thousands homeless after Burma was struck by Cyclone Nargis on Friday night. The European Commission and USA have offered emergency assistance, but so far there has …
The Burma Campaign UK today condemned the regime in Burma for failing to give adequate warnings to the population about the cyclone that hit Burma on Saturday, and failing to adequately help victims. “This is yet another example of how the regime ignores the welfare of the people of Burma,” said Mark Farmaner, Director of …
Supporters of the Burma Campaign UK are sending an email every minute to Burmese embassies worldwide. The emails are demanding the regime allow immediate medical access to Min Ko Naing, who has an eye infection. “In the 24 hours since we launched the campaign Burmese embassies have received an email every minute in support of …
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a statement by the European Union calling on the international community to join it in its ban on the sales of arms and military equipment to Burma. EU Foreign Ministers meeting on April 29th also agreed to renew existing sanctions against Burma for a further year, and expressed concern …
The Burma Campaign UK today launched an email campaign targeting Burmese embassies worldwide, calling on the regime to allow medical access to political prisoner Min Ko Naing. Min Ko Naing, a leading democracy activist, is being held in Rangoon’s notorious Insein Prison. He is suffering from a serious eye infection and may go blind because …
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed a European Parliament resolution calling for the European Union to support a global arms embargo against Burma. Burma Campaign groups in Europe have been lobbying members of the European Parliament asking them to put pressure on EU governments to support an embargo. European Union Foreign Ministers meet on Monday …
Burma Activists To Hold Olympic Torch Protest. Sunday 6th April – 12.30-1.30pm Downing Street. The torch is scheduled to pass at 1pm. The Burma Campaign UK and Burmese political exiles will hold a protest at Downing Street as the Olympic torch passes. Campaigners will be demanding China stops supporting Burma’s brutal military dictatorship. China arms …
The Burma Campaign UK today welcomed British government support for a United Nations arms embargo against Burma. Speaking on Tuesday in the British Parliament during a debate on foreign policy, Foreign Office Minister Meg Munn stated: “We are concerned about the lack of progress (in Burma) and, indeed, in some respects, matters have gone backwards. …
“WAKE UP TO BURMA” a new single in support of the Burma Campaign UK Artist- Lo-Star // Single- Wake Up http://www.myspace.com/lostarmusic Release Date- March 24th 2008 Launch Night: March 19th @ The Cobden Club – London. The regime ruling Burma doesn’t want you to know what it’s doing to its people. Wake Up is a …
The Burma Campaign UK today called on United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to take over UN efforts to restore democracy to Burma, following the failure of Ibrahim Gambari to achieve any breakthrough on his latest visit. It is the 35th visit to Burma by a UN envoy, and not one has achieved a single …
Share prices could be hit As Thailand’s Prime Minister Samak Sundarevej prepares to visit Burma this week and sign a new agreement on trade and investment with Burma, the Burma Campaign UK warned that it will place Thai companies investing in Burma on its ‘Dirty List’ of companies supporting the regime in Burma. The Burma …
The Burma Campaign UK today accused Ibrahim Gambari, the UN envoy to Burma, of ignoring his mandate on Burma by failing to meet with leaders of Burma’s ethnic groups. His mandate is based on successive General Assembly resolutions on Burma, which call for tri-partite dialogue between the regime, the National League for Democracy, and Burma’s …
Willis Ceases Cover to Burma, Pressure Mounts on Insurers Operating in Burma The Burma Campaign UK welcomes the undertaking by the world’s third largest insurance broker to end their involvement in Burma. The decision follows the company being placed on Burma Campaign’s ‘Dirty List’ in 2004 and the creation of an advisory panel of insurance …
Ban Ki-moon must lead UN efforts on Burma. The Burma Campaign UK today warned that Ibrahim Gambari’s next visit to Burma will be ‘make or break’ for the UN envoy’s efforts in Burma. In February the regime announced it was defying UN Security Council and General Assembly requests to engage with a UN reconciliation effort …
Nine Nobel Peace Prize recipients today released a public statement calling for the international community and the United Nations Security Council to impose arms embargoes on the Southeast Asian country of Burma. The move comes after the country’s ruling military regime carried out a massive crackdown on demonstrating Buddhist monks and civilians in October 2007. …