UN Declares Official Famine In Somalia

[PrometheusBound]

Let the savages starve. If they don't pay for their mistakes, they will never evolve and we will be funding their inferiority generation after generation.

 

[High_Gravity]

Let the savages starve. If they don't pay for their mistakes, they will never evolve and we will be funding their inferiority generation after generation.

Although I think your comment "let the savages starve" is rather harsh, I do agree sending them billions of dollars in aid is only a short term solution, we went through the same thing back in 1992 and now here we are dealing with it again. There are several oil rich Muslim countries near by, I find it convenient that none of them are doing a damn thing to help their Muslim brothers.

 

[Sunshine]

And the people suffer at the hands of "leaders"...

If the people lead, the leaders will follow. — Mahatma Ghandi.

 

[Sunshine]

Can You say "Black Hawk Down"?

I owe you rep. But it's too soon to give again!

 

[Sunshine]

But then again if all the 'first world' nations came together and actually used powers for good, these issues could be eradicated. Unfortunately there is no profit in good deeds.

I expect MY governmen to use its powers in MY interest as it takes MY money to run it.

 

[waltky]

More hunger in Africa...

More Than One Million Mauritanians Face Hunger in 2012
January 01, 2012 - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says more than one million Mauritanians could face hunger in the New Year unless immediate action is taken.

Mauritania is suffering from the combined effects of drought, poor harvests and rising food prices, making life extremely difficult for tens of thousands of people who cannot afford to buy what little food is available on the market. The International Red Cross Federation predicts the number of people likely to face food shortages could reach 1.2 million in January, the first month of the New Year. Red Cross spokeswoman Jessica Sallabank says immediate steps must be taken to prevent, what could become, a hunger crisis equal to that in the devastated Horn of Africa.

She says the Red Cross needs to raise more than $2 million to quickly get as much food as possible in place to head off the crisis threatening Mauritania. “The money raised is aimed to assist over 10,000 households, 10,000 families," said Sallabank. "And priority spending for these funds will be again fodder for livestock, to provide seeds and tools for farmers, people living in rural communities, to provide food relief to people who do not have enough food, and also help to maintain and support the nutrition centers that exist already in the country.” The Red Cross Federation says it is concerned in particular about malnutrition rates for children under two years of age. It notes the southern Mauritanian regions of Brakna and Gorgol have the highest acute malnutrition rates in the country. Sallabank says a priority for the Mauritanian Red Crescent is to provide badly malnourished children with life-saving supplementary nutrition, such as rice and cereals.

She says in an effort to prevent recurring food crises, the Red Cross plans to implement activities to help make people less dependent on rainwater for their food security. “These programs for example include investing in different irrigation systems for crops. So, for example, training or introducing drip-feed systems into rural communities, which enable crops to be watered more consistently and for a longer period of time, even in times of drought," she said. "Also, another way in which we could really help people better withstand the shock of drought is by digging deep water wells. The Mauritanian Red Crescent staff and the volunteers are out in the communities and they are digging much deeper water wells in villages, which obviously their families can still access water in times of severe drought.” Red Cross officials say a new tragedy could be avoided in Mauritania if the international community responds to the needs immediately, and action is taken now.

Source

 

[Sunshine]

More hunger in Africa...

More Than One Million Mauritanians Face Hunger in 2012
January 01, 2012 - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says more than one million Mauritanians could face hunger in the New Year unless immediate action is taken.

Mauritania is suffering from the combined effects of drought, poor harvests and rising food prices, making life extremely difficult for tens of thousands of people who cannot afford to buy what little food is available on the market. The International Red Cross Federation predicts the number of people likely to face food shortages could reach 1.2 million in January, the first month of the New Year. Red Cross spokeswoman Jessica Sallabank says immediate steps must be taken to prevent, what could become, a hunger crisis equal to that in the devastated Horn of Africa.

She says the Red Cross needs to raise more than $2 million to quickly get as much food as possible in place to head off the crisis threatening Mauritania. “The money raised is aimed to assist over 10,000 households, 10,000 families," said Sallabank. "And priority spending for these funds will be again fodder for livestock, to provide seeds and tools for farmers, people living in rural communities, to provide food relief to people who do not have enough food, and also help to maintain and support the nutrition centers that exist already in the country.” The Red Cross Federation says it is concerned in particular about malnutrition rates for children under two years of age. It notes the southern Mauritanian regions of Brakna and Gorgol have the highest acute malnutrition rates in the country. Sallabank says a priority for the Mauritanian Red Crescent is to provide badly malnourished children with life-saving supplementary nutrition, such as rice and cereals.

She says in an effort to prevent recurring food crises, the Red Cross plans to implement activities to help make people less dependent on rainwater for their food security. “These programs for example include investing in different irrigation systems for crops. So, for example, training or introducing drip-feed systems into rural communities, which enable crops to be watered more consistently and for a longer period of time, even in times of drought," she said. "Also, another way in which we could really help people better withstand the shock of drought is by digging deep water wells. The Mauritanian Red Crescent staff and the volunteers are out in the communities and they are digging much deeper water wells in villages, which obviously their families can still access water in times of severe drought.” Red Cross officials say a new tragedy could be avoided in Mauritania if the international community responds to the needs immediately, and action is taken now.

Source

And what are the home folk going to do to help with this? Egypt has a VERY extensive irrigation system using water from the Nile. Did the Red Cross rush in and do this for them. I think not!

The also have a way of measuring the depth of the Nile to know if there will be enough water to produce enough crops to feed the people.

The Nileometer:

The dome of the Nileometer:

 

[Unkotare]

But then again if all the 'first world' nations came together and actually used powers for good, these issues could be eradicated. Unfortunately there is no profit in good deeds.

I expect MY governmen to use its powers in MY interest as it takes MY money to run it.

Helping starving people is not in your interest?

 

[Sunshine]

But then again if all the 'first world' nations came together and actually used powers for good, these issues could be eradicated. Unfortunately there is no profit in good deeds.

I expect MY governmen to use its powers in MY interest as it takes MY money to run it.

Helping starving people is not in your interest?

What? We don't have enough starving people in this country to help?
We send troops to kill starving people in other countries to help them? That would be your line of thinking, it appears.

 

[Unkotare]

Was that a 'yes' or a 'no'?

 

[High_Gravity]

More hunger in Africa...

More Than One Million Mauritanians Face Hunger in 2012
January 01, 2012 - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says more than one million Mauritanians could face hunger in the New Year unless immediate action is taken.

Mauritania is suffering from the combined effects of drought, poor harvests and rising food prices, making life extremely difficult for tens of thousands of people who cannot afford to buy what little food is available on the market. The International Red Cross Federation predicts the number of people likely to face food shortages could reach 1.2 million in January, the first month of the New Year. Red Cross spokeswoman Jessica Sallabank says immediate steps must be taken to prevent, what could become, a hunger crisis equal to that in the devastated Horn of Africa.

She says the Red Cross needs to raise more than $2 million to quickly get as much food as possible in place to head off the crisis threatening Mauritania. “The money raised is aimed to assist over 10,000 households, 10,000 families," said Sallabank. "And priority spending for these funds will be again fodder for livestock, to provide seeds and tools for farmers, people living in rural communities, to provide food relief to people who do not have enough food, and also help to maintain and support the nutrition centers that exist already in the country.” The Red Cross Federation says it is concerned in particular about malnutrition rates for children under two years of age. It notes the southern Mauritanian regions of Brakna and Gorgol have the highest acute malnutrition rates in the country. Sallabank says a priority for the Mauritanian Red Crescent is to provide badly malnourished children with life-saving supplementary nutrition, such as rice and cereals.

She says in an effort to prevent recurring food crises, the Red Cross plans to implement activities to help make people less dependent on rainwater for their food security. “These programs for example include investing in different irrigation systems for crops. So, for example, training or introducing drip-feed systems into rural communities, which enable crops to be watered more consistently and for a longer period of time, even in times of drought," she said. "Also, another way in which we could really help people better withstand the shock of drought is by digging deep water wells. The Mauritanian Red Crescent staff and the volunteers are out in the communities and they are digging much deeper water wells in villages, which obviously their families can still access water in times of severe drought.” Red Cross officials say a new tragedy could be avoided in Mauritania if the international community responds to the needs immediately, and action is taken now.

Source

And what are the home folk going to do to help with this? Egypt has a VERY extensive irrigation system using water from the Nile. Did the Red Cross rush in and do this for them. I think not!

The also have a way of measuring the depth of the Nile to know if there will be enough water to produce enough crops to feed the people.

The Nileometer:

The dome of the Nileometer:

I doubt the Egyptians will do anything, those guys wouldn't piss on the Mauritarians if they were on fire.