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    Pondering the Right to Protect at the UN

    The death toll from Cyclone Nargis is still rising. Today Myanmar, formerly Burma, agreed to open its doors to medical teams from ten neighboring countries.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The death toll from Cyclone Nargis is still rising. Today Myanmar, formerly Burma, agreed to open its doors to medical teams from ten neighboring countries. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations will help distribute foreign aid, but the United Nations staff is still barred from the Irawaddy Delta, where it says conditions are "terrible." Elisabeth Byrs speaks for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Geneva.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Elisabeth Byrs

      Spokeswoman, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Can Same-Sex Marriage Last in California?
    1. 1:41Pondering the Right to Protect at the UNYou’re reading this
    2. 7:46Same-Sex Marriage in California
    3. 42:13McCain's Advisors and Democratic Reconciliation
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