So I was reading through the [history of Myanmar (Burma)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Myanmar) and stumbled across the drama they had with the United Nations and accepting their packages of food and assistance. 5/9/2008: [Cyclone Nargis](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/may/09/cyclonenargis.burma4) >>Ky Luu, the director of the US office of foreign disaster assistance, said the Burmese government was frustrating US efforts to help, with skilled aid workers forced to sit on the sidelines. This dude Ky Luu really just struck me as odd, doesn't sound like an American name LIKE AT ALL. So I googled his name really quick and found him sitting on the Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy like the stud he is. [Innovative Program Focuses on Leadership during Disasters](https://www.fema.gov/node/453728) >>“Katrina was the turning point for all who do disaster risk management,” said Ky Luu, DRLA’s executive director and an expert in disaster resilience and humanitarian assistance. “We realized that we needed to focus locally first. Strengthening and building leadership begins in our backyard.” >>An additional bonus of the program is its visitors who bring global issues and perspectives directly to Tulane. “Every other week we host a delegation from outside. Whether it’s Singapore or South Korea, they come, and we tell them about our experiences in New Orleans, and they tell us what they are doing in their country,” said Luu. >> DRLA’s efforts are having a global reach thanks to funding from the **Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation**. First, a $762,198 grant awarded in 2010 funded an 18-month study in partnership with the University of Haiti to assess the impact of humanitarian aid in the island nation following the 2010 earthquake. In 2012, the Gates Foundation awarded DRLA a $5 million grant to help universities in disaster-prone regions of Africa and Asia establish programs in disaster resilience and leadership. >> DRLA’s partners include the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, Yale University, World Bank Disaster Risk Reduction Facility, State of Louisiana Lieutenant Governor’s Office, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Department of Homeland Security’s Office of International Health Affairs, State of Louisiana Governor’s Office of Emergency Preparedness, and Active Learning Network for International Health Affairs, State of Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, and Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action. So yeah, that is all, think this Cyclone Nargis assisted in some human trafficking operation the UN was running with 53,800 people missing after all is said and done.