On May 5, U.S.
Chargé d'Affairesin Burma Shari Villarosade clared a disaster due to the effects of Cyclone Nargis. In response, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) deployed a Disaster(DART) and immediately provided $251,000 toUNICEF,WFP, and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR) for emergency food, water and sanitation, and shelter assistance.On May 6, an additional $3 million from USAID was allocated for the provision of emergency relief assistance, including $1 million to the American and $2 million for NGO partners and on May 12, USAID Administrator Henrietta H. Fore announced $13 million in food aid and logistics assistance through the World Food Programme.From May 12 to 20, USAID and the U.S. Department of Defense(DOD) coordinated the delivery of nearly $1.2 million of U.S. relief commodities to Rangoon on 185 DODC-130 flights. The relief supplies would provide assistance to more than 113,000 beneficiaries. The DOD efforts were under the direction ofJoint Task Force Caring Response.As of June 26, 2008, United States assistance had totaled $41,169,769 and continued to be directed by the USAID DART stationed in Thailand. However the milatary government was not helping myanmar as they were not letting anyone through the aid there people
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