She also spoke before the United State Congress many times to appeal for aid for needy children.
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Representatives from a dozen intellectual and cultural groups called for a boycott of the BBC, in protest at its refusal to screen on UK television a humanitarian aidappealfor Gaza and for what they describe as "unbalanced reporting".
The ruling military junta in Myanmar -- traditionally known as Burma -- made a rare appealfor humanitarian aid as it continues plans to hold a referendum Saturday on a draft constitution.
These same players have been behind nearly every congressional appealto halt military aid from the U.S. to Latin America for the past two decades, while falling silent during administrations that they consider friendly to their interests.