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UN`s Humanitarian Chief Will Head to Myanmar

UN agencies have mounted a major effort to ferry in relief supplies.

(GENEVA) - The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he is planning to send the organization’s highest ranking aid official to Myanmar, to boost efforts to tackle the crisis caused by Cyclone Nargis which swept through the country at the beginning of the month.

Mr. Ban said there was “a sense of great urgency,” and that much more needed to be done in Myanmar. “The first few days, even a few more hours, will be crucially important in reaching these needy people with the necessary relief items and humanitarian goods,” he said.

Myanmar Faces New Catastrophe Without More Food Access

The official death toll reported by Myanmar’s Government has reached almost 32,000, with over 34,000 others missing.

(GENEVA) - Unless more access to Myanmar is granted to allow aid to flow more quickly to victims of this month’s deadly cyclone, a second catastrophe could result, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned today.

Despite some progress, efforts to help the 1.5 million people affected by Cyclone Nargis must be enhanced, a spokesperson for OCHA told reporters in Geneva.

UN Increases Food Aid for Cyclone-Stricken Myanmar

Cyclone Nargis washed away the homes of an estimated 1 million people.

(GENEVA) - The UN World Food Programme today said its food aid has reached more than 27,000 people in the areas of the Irrawaddy delta hit hardest by Cyclone Nargis, which left a path of death and destruction after striking Myanmar last week.

In an encouraging development, 28 tons of high-energy biscuits which arrived in Yangon on Friday are enough to feed 95,000 with first rations.

UN Presses Myanmar to Facilitate Aid Delivery to Cyclone Victims

The UN World Food Programme has sent four aircraft loaded with critically needed food aid, including 45 metric tons of high energy biscuits, and other relief items.

(RANGOON) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the top United Nations humanitarian official today urged Myanmar authorities to facilitate the delivery of aid in the wake of the deadly cyclone that wreaked death and destruction in the country several days ago.

The Government in Myanmar has confirmed that over 22,000 people have died, and more than 41,000 people are missing, following Cyclone Nargis which struck the South-East Asian nation from May 2nd through 3rd. Initial estimates suggest that up to 1 million people are currently homeless, and many more require assistance.

Safeway Bread Dough Spill Halts Freeway Traffic

The northbound lanes were blocked until about 10:58 PM when one lane was re-opened.

(EUGENE, Ore.) - Police say a commercial truck driver was cited following an injury traffic crash Sunday night on Interstate 5 in the Eugene/Springfield area that spilled a load of Subway bread dough products and blocked the northbound lanes for approximately 3 hours.

Just after 8:00 PM, a 2001 Freightliner truck pulling a 48-foot trailer loaded with Subway bread dough drifted onto the northbound shoulder of Interstate 5 near milepost 193 and crashed into a bridge support post for Centennial Boulevard.

2008 Northwest Foodservice Show an Emerald City Jewel

Steve McCoid, president and CEO of the Oregon Restaurant Association, was thrilled with the show's success and is excited about its return to Portland in 2009.

(WILSONVILLE, Ore.) - On April 27th and 28th, thousands of people from the Pacific Northwest and beyond filled the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle for the 46th annual Northwest Foodservice Show, jointly produced by the Washington and Oregon Restaurant Associations.

Highlights of the 2008 Show included an exhibition hall with more than 480 booths of product and service providers, educational seminars, the SYSCO Chef Demonstration Stage featuring a range of appetizers, entrees and desserts from all over the world, the Washington Beer Commission Tasting Pavilion, and much, much more.

Happy Cinco de Mayo From Lolitaville

Design Diva Lolita has the perfect margarita for May 5th.

(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) - A new line of beautiful, hand painted glassware goes perfectly with any holiday celebrating independence south of the border. Designs by Lolita offers a most stunning lineup of glasses that are sure to spice up your margarita all by themselves.

The hand-painted creations by Lolita acknowledge moments throughout our lives like birthdays, hobbies, new jobs and – thankfully – holidays like Cinco de Mayo. Available on a variety of drinkware, (from wine glasses to hot beverage mugs) Lolita has something for everyone.

UN Says Surging Food Prices Could be an Opportunity

$72 million in loans and grants are available for anti-poverty initiatives in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

(GENEVA) - The world must not only take immediate action to address the current food crisis, but also take advantage of the higher food prices by assisting farmers in developing countries to thwart similar situations in the future, the head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said today.

“The time for re-launching agriculture is now and the international community should not miss the opportunity,” the agency’s Director-General Jacques Diouf said in a statement.

Global Food Crisis a Silent Tsunami Threatening over 100 Million, Warns UN (VIDEO)

Protests and riots have broken out in some countries over the rising cost of many basic foods, such as rice, wheat and corn.

(GENEVA) - The head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today called for urgent action to tackle the "silent tsunami" of rising food prices which threatens to push more than 100 million people worldwide into hunger.

"This is the new face of hunger – the millions of people who were not in the urgent hunger category six months ago but now are," said WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran.

Consumers Warned to Avoid Certain Cereals Made by the Malt-O-Meal Company

The recalled brands of unsweetened puffed rice and puffed wheat cereals include not only Malt-O-Meal's own label but Acme, America's Choice, Food Club, Giant, Hannaford, Jewel, Laura Lynn, Pathmark, Shaw's, ShopRite, Tops and Weis Quality.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Public health officials warned consumers not to eat certain unsweetened puffed rice and puffed wheat cereals made by the Malt-O-Meal company.

The cereal has been identified as the source of an outbreak of salmonellosis, with cases reported in a number of states.