The past Wednesdays news reports tell of a famine crisis in Niger, Africa. 3.5 million including roughly 1 million children are facing death right now and this was totally preventable! The UN appealed for aid back in May and warnings about this disarster were first heard about a year ago. But still...even now as the crisis really grips the country aid is not coming in. The UN is 26 million odd dollas short of what it needs to ease this catastrophe. Thusrday morning the story no longer made the morning headline- and thats before the second set of london bombings occured. Why? And what happened to the G8 promises to fight against poverty that came from those at the top just weeks ago at the G8? Is this further proof of what some already knew/feared? There is no real committment internationally to stamp out poverty. All that is said and all that is done is simply to appease those who campaign and those tho pressure. And Geldof and Bono...where are they now?! And why when this crisis was so close, just round the corner, did the Make Poverty History campaign claim that it didn't need or want peoples money but just their support. Africa DOES need our money and it needs it NOW. What was the cause of the famine you may ask?! A swarm of Locus followed by a drought. Arguably an example of what we are likely to see more of in the future. Global Warming will cause more droughts in Africa. We cause it, yet we ignore it! By Thursday afternoon all reports were obviously of the situation in London. Obviously the situation we find our selves in globally is shocking, and we as a country need to take responsibility for our own actions- in reguard to the bombings and also this crisis. The media are ignoring it. 54 innocent people died in london two weeks ago. 3.5 million are dying in Nigra NOW. Is that how 2nd class our society views the people of africa. Even the potential, death of MILLIONS doesn't compare to the loss of 54 of our own. Its disgusting and we NEED to act now. This cannot be allowed to be ignored any longer.