UN humanitarian chief to visit Burma

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is sending UN humanitarian chief John Holmes to Burma after he failed to sway the leaders of the cyclone-hit country to act more swiftly in helping victims.

UN humanitarian chief to visit Burma

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is sending UN humanitarian chief John Holmes to Burma after he failed to sway the leaders of the cyclone-hit country to act more swiftly in helping victims.

Holmes is expected to arrive in Yangon tonight, said UN spokesman in Bangkok Amanda Pitt.

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