Luiz 4,253 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Up to 50 million people in Africa will need food by Christmas as a crisis across the continent triggered by El Niño worsens, the UN and major international charities have warned. A second year of deep drought in much of southern and eastern Africa has ravaged crops, disrupted water supplies and driven up food prices, leaving 31 million people needing food now, and 20 million more likely to run out this year. A further 10 million people in Ethiopia, six million in southern Sudan and five million in Yemen were in danger of starvation after floods and drought, said the UN. The severest El Niño in 30 years was expected to tail off in the next month as hot equatorial waters in the Pacific returned to normal temperatures, but its effects would be felt for many more months, said the World Food Programme. Stephen O’Brien, the UN’s humanitarian chief, said: “The collective impact of the El Niño phenomenon has created one of the world’s biggest disasters for millions of people, yet this crisis is receiving little attention. “The numbers are staggering. One million children in eastern and southern Africa alone are severely acutely malnourished, and across southern Africa 32 million people need assistance and that figure is likely to increase.” The UN predicts that food will start running out on a large scale by July, with the crisis peaking between December and next April. Malawi, Mozambique, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Madagascar, Angola and Swaziland have declared national emergencies or disasters, as have seven of South Africa’s nine provinces. Botswana, Kenya, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have also been badly hit. In Zimbabwe, President Robert Mugabe has appealed for foreign aid to buy food and Malawi is expected to declare in the next few weeks that more than 8 million people, half the population, will need food aid by November. Maize prices have risen by 60% across much of the region within a few months. http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/may/22/africans-face-famine-after-crops-fail I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LebaneseDude 6,146 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 This will only get worse. Edited just now by LebaneseDude. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
malazam 15,710 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I wish I could help those people another shot before we kiss the other side Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstereo 1,232 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 That sucks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didymus 34,380 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Meanwhile we can choose between 20 brands of mayo at our local grocery store. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whispering 18,865 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 29 minutes ago, malazam said: I wish I could help those people actionagainsthunger.org Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
malazam 15,710 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 4 hours ago, Whispering said: actionagainsthunger.org Thank you! I'm getting a credit card in a month or something I'll help another shot before we kiss the other side Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeka 12,372 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 There are ways to help fortunately. We can alleviate the pain though. Fixing the wound is going to be something far to out of our hands, unfortunately. While we can do things to help, it'd be like using toilet paper to wipe up the blood from an axe wound. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whispering 18,865 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 3 minutes ago, malazam said: Thank you! I'm getting a credit card in a month or something I'll help It is an organization that is ranked highly, as far as the percentage of contributions that actually make it to the cause. 90 cents of every dollar donated goes directly to feeding the starving people in the world. You don't have to donate much or monthly. Any amount will help! If everyone gave just a little every year, we could make a big difference in world hunger! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 53,090 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Meanwhile the world devotes Trillions of $$$$$$$ of resources to guns im not impressed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 53,090 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 6 hours ago, CassiePOP said: the world has its priorities ****ed up Because when theres food shortages we never feel an actual shortage in the developed Nations Remember that big wheat shortage a few years ago? I never once saw a store without its bread shelves empty or lacking choice of brands Prices rise during shortages, we complain, but we can still afford it and so we buy it and producers sell it to us without disruption The shortage is always passed to poor Nations even if the failed crops didnt originate there since they cant pay the higher prices For example Oranges failed here in North America and it didnt fail in Africa... Garanteed African Oranges would be shipped here cause we can pay higher prices in a shortage market, Africans cannot, their markets would be the ones missing oranges Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katharine Hepburn 4,607 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Don't give a penny to Mugabe, he's evil. I hope money goes to efficient charities rather than directly to the corrupt governments. I hope Africa and her people to live one day where necessities are met. xoxo Joanne Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poot 719 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I don't understand how a president has to ask foreigners aid for food? This is so fishy. Sure their country is making enough food for their citizens to live in, but I think for their president money goes first. It's sad how their governments are so corrupt and how first world countries treat Africa as a slave. Even though we have so many possible solutions to end hunger, it's appalling how it hasn't happened yet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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