Speak Out
Contact Your Elected Officials
The League of Women Voters has a site which allows you to easily find and
contact your elected officials. Use it to ask the President, your Senator,
and your Congressperson to fully fund the World Food Programme.
Write a Letter to the Editor of Your Newspaper
A letter to the editor is a powerful way to make your voice heard, and to tell the world that donor nations should honor their 2006 pledges of support for the World Food Programme. For best results, use your own words and keep your message short and to the point (most editors prefer 200-250 words maximum.) Use a website such as newslink.org to find your local newspaper.
Our Leaders Are Listening
“Our goal in Darfur is this: We want civilians to return safely to their villages and rebuild their lives. That work has begun and completing it will require even greater effort by many nations. First, America and other nations must act to prevent a humanitarian emergency, and then help rebuild that country. America is the leading provider of humanitarian aid, and this year alone we account for more than 85 percent of the food distributed by the World Food Program in Sudan. But the situation remains dire. The World Food Program has issued an appeal for funds neces sary to feed six million people over the next several months. The United States has met our commitment, but other major donors have not come through. As a result, this month the World Food Program was forced to cut rations by half…. Moving forward, we cannot keep people healthy and fed without other countries standing up and doing their part, as well. The European Union, and nations like Canada, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Japan have taken leadership on other humanitarian issues, and the people of Darfur urgently need more of their help now.”
President George W. Bush
Monday, May 9, 2006
SOURCE: US State Department, http://www.state.gov/p/af/rls/65961.htm