At Least the Tsunami Victims are Helping Kashmir

Kofi Annan came forward today to publicly shame countries into giving more money for the Kashmiri Earthquake. Is this what it’s come to?? Do we just simply not care about people in need anymore? Recently, a highway bill was passed in the United States and in that bill was alot of wasteful spending. The best example: A bridge larger than the Golden Gate Bridge will now connect 50 people with a town of 8,000 at the cost of $315,000,000. If the congressman who asked for this money had any shame, he would ask for the money to be donated to the victims of this disaster.


BBC Reports:

He warned that tens of thousands of people in remote areas had received no relief, while some three million people were facing the fierce Himalayan winter with no shelter or blankets.

That’s 3,000,000 people facing one of the harshest winters around, outside!

The UN children's agency, UNICEF, has warned that a further 10,000 children could die if relief efforts are not boosted.

I know children die everyday for health, hunger and poverty reasons, and I also know the political reasons why some feel they can’t do enough to help there, but in this case, the problem is clear, it is in a defined location, and the solution is very simple. This is a problem that probably can be solved by simply throwing money at it!

The secretary general complained that the international community had only given firm commitments to fund 12% - or $37m - of the UN's appeal.

37 million?? THAT’S IT?? Why does the UN even have to appeal for this? What should further shame countries tremendously is this:

People in India's Andaman and Nicobar islands are yet to recover from last year's tsunami, but they are now helping South Asia quake victims… the first consignment of relief materials included 200 tents, over a 1,000 blankets and three tonnes of biscuits.

The people of the Anaman and Nicobar Islands had relatively little before the Tsunami, and that was pretty much destroyed after it. Yet they still have an unbelievable heart to contribute whatever they can to help others. This is the “Just World” I hope one day will come to fruition. People giving everything they can to ensure other people don’t suffer needlessly.