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Sri Lanka: Responsibility and Burma

Thursday, May 15th, 2008 @ 15:31 UTC

by Neha Viswanathan

Countries:: Sri Lanka, Myanmar (Burma)
Topics:: Disaster, Humanitarian

ICT4Peace on the idea of international responsibility and citizen-centered disaster response in the context of the humanitarian crisis in Burma.

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[...] Sri Lanka: Responsibility and Burma ICT4Peace on the idea of international responsibility and citizen-centered disaster response in the context of the humanitarian crisis in Burma. [...]

# 2008-05-17 at 1:00 am

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