Climate Crisis, Ukraine War Worsen Food Crisis in East Africa; Someone Dies of Hunger Every 48 Secs

[Rhiannon12866]

In a devastating new report, Oxfam says one person is likely dying from hunger every 48 seconds in drought-ravaged Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. We speak with Shannon Scribner, director of humanitarian work at Oxfam America, about how the hunger crisis has worsened since an earlier report was released 10 years ago. She says climate change and the recent war in Ukraine have worsened already dire conditions in East Africa. Researchers have been warning for years that drought and famine would be on the horizon, says Scribner. "We really need a system that is more responsive to those early warnings." - Democracy Now! - 06/02/2022.

[Kaleva]

1. As long as it's non-whites dying of hunger, it won't get much coversge

Climate change is the biggest threat humanity faces today.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. The lack of food supplies from war-torn Ukraine didn't help, but the drought is the true problem

They're unable to grow anything or even care for animals - or themselves. And you're right, this climate disaster, affecting several countries, has yet to even make international news.

[Kaleva]

4. There was a poll here and a minority picked climate change as the major issue

we face

[brer cat]

3. It is hard to accept that people are dying from hunger

when we waste so much of our food.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. And are Western nations helping at all?

This is the first time I've seen a news item on this deadly world crisis.

[brer cat]

6. I think they have the wrong color skin to make the MSM notice.

It's really disgusting to me that such a crisis is ignored.

[sinkingfeeling]

7. The rest of the world hardly makes US 'news'.

[Rhiannon12866]

8. It didn't used to be that way

I can remember seeing national news about earthquakes, tsunamis and foreign governments from all over the world. It's only been since U.S. news became about TFG 24/7 that we no longer saw global headlines. I remember noticing at the time.