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  Famine in The Sahel Countries.  
     
 

 

 
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLagltqBRxY  
     
  Which has affected you more - the book extract or the video clip? Why do you think this is?  
     
'The world is hungry for action, not words'' Nelson Mandela said this when addressing the G8 Conference in 2005. What do you think he meant by this statement?  
   
What is your reaction to these facts? Explain your answer.  
  • World trade has increased ten fold since 1970, and more food is produced than ever before, yet the number of people going hungry in Africa has doubled.
 
  • 20% of aid promised by the European Union arrives more than a year late - a year in which 11 million children will die unnecessarily.
 
     
  Madonna at Live 8 with a special guest.