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Revelation that Aid Minister ignored UN requests for food aid disturbing
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Thereal story of Niger is not how great "we" are for saving the starving Africans - but how the rich did nothing until it was too late. 4th August 2005 |
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Jump To Comment: 1Very disturbing indeed.
What's even more disturbing is that pretty much every other country in the world failed to respond as well. Here's a brief summary of the world's response:-
1st appeal from the UN in November, 2004 – Almost no response
2nd appeal in March for 16million – Received about 1 million
3rd appeal in May for 30million – Just 10 million received so far.
(Source: Guardian 2005
http://www.guardian.co.uk/famine/story/0,12128,1532354,00.html#article_continue
But is this a surprise?
Capitalism and the political structure of the world today does not work.
Result:
- The above
- The failure of the G8
- 1 Billion left in extreme poverty
- Growing gap between the rich and poor both internationally and within domestic economies.
Its time for a change. That change cannot come soon enough. We must make that change happen.