mrsamct
Registred
Joined: 06 Aug 2011
Posts: 207
|
 Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:44 am Post subject: Famine in Kenya Means Many Children are at Risk |
 |
|
how to create a paid membership website
buy pharmacy medications online
A U.S. official verified yesterday that hundreds of thousands of Somali children are at risk as the famine in East Africa continues, and many could die if help is not sent soon. Amidst the tragedy, Jill Biden, the wife of the vice president, traveled to the region to see firsthand just how bad things are. She said during her visit, "One of the reasons to be here is just to ask Americans and people worldwide, the global community, the human family, if they could just reach a little deeper into their pockets and give money to help these poor people, these poor mothers and children."
During her trip, Biden met with two Somali mothers, their eight children and with Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Said Biden, "There is hope if people start to pay attention to this." While aid has been regularly sent to the region, most of it does not reach those who need it most, as the militants who control the area continuously intercept shipments and either sell the supplies or use them. President Obama approved $105 million in humanitarian aid yesterday, but questions remain whether it will actually reach the intended victims of the drought-turned-famine in Africa.
Even when supplies come into the area successfully without being intercepted, firefights between Islamist insurgents and militants who oppose the U.S. and a Western presence are disrupting supply runs. At least 10 people have been killed in gunfights revolving around aid deliveries. Though there is no war in the area, per se, there is certainly violence, and Mark Bowden, the UN’s humanitarian official for Somalia, noted, "An absence of conflict does not mean that there is security her. There’s always been factions and militias."
_________________
mrsamct |
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
