The problem is that since the Biafran famine in the late 60s we have all become used to the same scenes of young children with distended bellies and thin arms. These shocking television images, which are shocking, no longer have the same effect and we are now seeing charity fatigue as a result...
The UN, what a joke they are, I spent six weeks in Somalia attempting to find the then Zone Director of East Africa in the bush with tribal elements and gaining intelligence to find out that he had flown back to Ghana...... along with $1m. You have to see these people to believe the life style...
Be careful what you wish for, I have considerable experience of Somalia and had seen millions of pounds given there in differing ways and by many conduits. £100m doesn't mean £100m to starving children who become dependent on overseas hand outs, but means £40m channelled through Save the...