04/10/2011 at 1:06 pm

“Poverty is the worst form of violence” Gandhi
We seem to have learned very little in the intervening years…
Lu x

04/10/2011 at 3:57 pm

It´s time to end FAMINE in Africa. All of us must spread this message. And let us all keep united as ONE.

04/10/2011 at 5:00 pm

It’s so sad to know that this still happened in Africa. We need to stop the FAMINE.

04/10/2011 at 5:33 pm

Infelizmente um problema tão antigo ainda não solucionado… devemos ajudar a assinar a petição!!!

04/10/2011 at 6:59 pm

We are now 7 billion souls in this planet where over 1.2 billion are suffering extreme poverty. Poverty is a lack of clean drinking water, starvation, miserable living conditions, lack of health care, lack of education, insecurity, lack of human rights. Poverty is also lack the time, since the days of sunny hours goes for seeking for drinking water, firewood, and daily meal. Let’s stop famine, now.

04/10/2011 at 7:04 pm

un ras le bol colectif atout ce monde qui va de travers ou les riches ne voient que leurs profit en oubliant les demunis fuck

04/10/2011 at 7:32 pm

Yes, and amen! We must work for change, but real transformation can only take place when local, grass root efforts are birthed, encouraged, supported and sustained. How can we ensure that our efforts to move world leaders and the governments they represent work hand in hand with empowerment of the local initiatives who are most impacted?

04/10/2011 at 8:33 pm

There’s a new “F” word in town.

04/10/2011 at 9:15 pm

This is the Spanish version of the letter. Is there a Spanish version of the video?
I’m a teacher of English from Chile, that’s why I translated it. For my students and friends.

Queridos amigos.

Yo espero que se tomen unos minutos para ver el nuevo video de ONE “The F Word: Famine is the Real Obscenity” (La letra H: Hambruna is la verdadera obscenidad) y firmar la petición para los lideres mundiales.

http://act.one.org/sign/hungry_no_more/?referring_akid=2621.2214098.C1P_VU

La razones por las que hay hambruna en el cuerno de África son complejas y las soluciones son difíciles, especialmente en Somalia, pero no podemos perder de vista algunos hechos simples:

1. 30,000 niños han muerto in sólo tres meses. TREINTA MIL. y hay 12 millones de personas en riesgo.

2. La hambruna no es una catástrofe natural – la sequía no necesariamente tiene que llevar a la hambruna. Puede ser evitada, como hemos visto en la mayor parte de Kenya y Etiopía.

En el siglo 21, es una obscenidad que personas mueran porque no pueden conseguir suficiente comida,. Cada uno de esos 30.000 niños es parte de una familia – un hijo, una hija, hermana o hermano. No podemos imaginarnos lo que sería morir de hambre, pero la mayoría de nosotros sabe lo que significa perder a alguien a quien amamos.

Por favor ve este vídeo y usa tu voz –firma la petición

http://act.one.org/sign/hungry_no_more/?referring_akid=2621.2214098.C1P_VU

Harás la diferencia presionando a los lideres mundiales a que ayuden a aquellos que lo necesitan ahora mismo, y hacer honor a las promesas que ya se hicieron para invertir en cosas que han probado funcionar – sistema de alerta temprana…riego… sembradíos resistentes a las sequías…y por supuesto paz y seguridad

Gracias

04/10/2011 at 9:59 pm

Im a high schooler and i try to spread the word around my school to raise awareness of the issues of the F***** going on right now, this should be all over the media, i personally dont care whats going on in hollywood when there are peoples lives at such a high risk.

04/10/2011 at 10:53 pm

more than 1 billion people in this world could be fed with the grain being fed to livestock. shameful….go VEGAN…..

“One meal, soon forgotten, in exchange for a whole life.”

05/10/2011 at 12:06 am

I absolutely agree, and that’s why I’m working so hard with my music, so some day soon be able to have a “Voice”, and “Really” be heard … be in a position to be able to “Help”, and “Really Make a Difference”, don’t know how … don’t know when “Soon” will be, but so help me God, I will Succeed!

05/10/2011 at 12:59 am

This 30.000 childrens dying in Somalia is obscenity AND insanity. This is a shame for us and our generation. We need to stop this. Now.

My voice is your voice ONE.

05/10/2011 at 2:20 am

“Twelve million people are facing a hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa, and they are in desperate need of help.
The United Nations declared a famine in parts of southern Somalia, calling for a widespread international response to end the suffering.” There are ways we can help NOW.

05/10/2011 at 4:30 am

It’s so inappropriate to swear. This website should be deleted. Swearing is a sin.
I’ll pray to God for your forgiveness so you don’t go to Hell when you die.

05/10/2011 at 6:11 am

Hello Mary, they are not swearing, they are saying the word FAMINE but are blocking it out to make the point that the famine in Africa is obscene. Please read the message above regarding the aim and message of the video. Thanks for the prayers, we all need them, not for swearing in this instance.

05/10/2011 at 6:18 am

This is such a great message to everyone, especially to kids in schools. We need to get behind this. 12 million people who cannot get food and we are more worried about what the X factor results are….. Shocking

05/10/2011 at 7:05 am

Drought may be an “act of nature” for now, but on the road we’re going down, it won’t be for long. Droughts will become man-made if we do not stop burning fossil fuels. And it’s the places like these that cannot afford any more hardship.

05/10/2011 at 7:13 am

We shall cure our western societies first before daring to cure others… And now they are sick.

05/10/2011 at 7:59 am

what to tell about this issues….I traveled most of the world,6 continents ….well,what is scary,that we don’t need to go only to Africa….what about development in :::normal::: country’s, where people suffer on daily bases…why one person need so much money that he would not be able to spent in 10000 life time’s….Why we as human kind need to spent so much money on military,??? to protect our self’s ? from who ??? what about food waste ??? there is so many issues we could talk about for age’s ,….We should wake up,stop hate each other ,and got together us ONE….first we should stop those who think that they are allowed to decide in the name of all of us,and come on for F…….k sake ..we talk to much,,,but not to much action is provided……. Sorry for my English,i am Croatian…..

05/10/2011 at 8:02 am

its bad and i stay in uganda in east africa and i do research around my country also in east africa and some time when i here people problems of people i cry like the all day ,i pray to God to help us and i ask to all the countries to work together to help people and to start new being of the life people .
i got the land and it big land and i like to put schools kids to get education and also to put houses to people dont have hope as i said we have to work together the dream to come true ,
i bought the land but i dont have more power to make it i need people to help me in that dream and i know God he will bless us ,

and if you want to know more about dream and the land and the place you can call me on my cell phone or

send me sms cell phone number +256783688464 or +256712689020 or +256700527690 any time cell phone are on I love jesus and with we can do in jesus and together with people

my email address dwass13@yahoo.com
name david wasswa from uganda country in east africa

05/10/2011 at 8:03 am

As a mother and a teacher, I cannot understand why the world is letting this happen. It is unacceptable in this day and age. We must act now.

05/10/2011 at 8:04 am

I wonder which one is the grater obscenity: famine and starvation or the poorest being offered GM crops. Does anyone consider that aspect, dear co founders.

05/10/2011 at 12:20 pm

Oi Bono

Pay your fucking taxes, you govt shill

05/10/2011 at 1:08 pm

To be fair to Ireland’s poster boy for the Cuban heel he ain’t all bad.

I was playing snooker with Bonio once back in the 90′s and I was telling him about the time I beat Steve Davis over 51 frames.

Bonio stopped lining up his shot and gently laid his cue down on the table.

He looked at me quite seriously and said: “Imposter, you should never name drop -it makes you look insecure and betrays a lack of class”

I was overwhelmed by his sincerity and made a silent yet heartfelt vow never to do such a thing again, and I never have.

05/10/2011 at 1:35 pm

I’m glad you’re trying and I’m glad that people are still taking notice but what shames me the most is that those that are trying to draw attention to these travesty’s, that account to no less than crimes against humanity as defined and laid down on paper, signed by dignitaries and representatives from every country, state and organization on the planet are not held responsible for their in-actions when presented with such catastrophes of human negligence as famine and preventable disease.

What shames me more than this is that those who are trying to bring the attention of famine and disease of the world do not, are not, will not and refuse to bring this attention to those that are accountable for it; Those with the power to act, prevent and abolish poverty and disease in the worst parts of the world do not, are not, will not and refuse to act.

What shames me more than this is that those in the positions of power to act, prevent and abolish poverty and disease in the worst parts of the world will not concede to admit what their reasons are for this lack of action, this ignorence, this neglegence of duty, this horrifying condemnation of the poorest and most desperate people on the planet.

What shames me more than this is that those that are trying to bring to the attention of famine and disease in the poorest and most desperate places of the planet to the attention of those in the positions of power across every country on the planet to act, prevent and abolish poverty and disease from these poor and desperate places do not, are not, will not and refuse to explain why those people in the positions of power across the world to act, prevent and abolish famine and poverty in the poorest and most desperate places in the world do not, are not, will not and refuse to do so.

I will. I volunteer myself to tell you that which you already know; that which everyone already knows and that which the campaigners for ONE, every other charity on the planet and every person in a position of power to stop preventable famine and disease will not. Why? Banks, that’s why.

05/10/2011 at 2:31 pm

Why dont you donate yourself ? Everyone in this video could have helped before that dreadful number escalated to 30.000 children. Instead of making a catchy “you need to donate” video, open your check books and help them out, if you really care so much.

this world would be better of without sorry ass capitalist assholes that are “teaching” the world how to be generous. GO FUCK YOURSELF S !

DONATE YOUR FACEBOOK STOCK TO THIS ORG IF YOU HAVE A HEART, SCHMUCK.

05/10/2011 at 2:52 pm

It is so very sad and frustrating to know the suffering of these people and I admire the wealthy, famous people who genuinely care. They, not the government, with all its red tape, will be able to bring assistance to this issue. I am neither wealthy nor famous, but I will do what I can to get the word out.

05/10/2011 at 3:46 pm

I think its great there is growing awareness about whats happening in Somalia, however I’m critical of the ‘we know what needs to be done’ line used in the video. Famines are socially orchestrated and its refreshing to hear a mainstream advocacy group enunciate this, however I feel that some of the ‘solutions’ being put forward by this website are those which directly contribute and cause famine (eg. trade and economic growth). Im left with this feeling of what will change? There seems to be this reproduction of development agendas and so far I think the problem is we havent got the point.

05/10/2011 at 5:23 pm

It is outrageous. Makes me feel trully impotent, not even signing 200 petitions would make me feel better, I’d like to take them some food myself… but that would not be enough. there has to be something else that has a greater impact, anyway all this effort is very important!

05/10/2011 at 6:58 pm

In fact Victoria, if there were an organized campaign to personally take and hand directly to a person in Somalia, say, a gift basket each, of this (currently) 223,491 people that ‘like’ ONE then even if a tenth of that number came through there would be enough food to save tens of thousands of lives and enough of a movement to change government policy…

06/10/2011 at 12:51 am

Famine, hunger Poverty is in every country. I just learned there are 70 million poor children struggling for food in the USA. Instead of bail out packages lining the pockets of the rich, those rich should be lining the pockets of the poor. Hunger is a human problem with a human solution. I am so sick of watching reality shows of rich people, there are more important things in life. The reality show people should be donating their money. Do you really need that much?

06/10/2011 at 1:56 am

I continue to feel conflicted about aid to Somalia and the reason is that I don’t want in any way to fuel a culture that systematically abuses young women and girls by cutting off their clitorises and sewing their labia together. Spending half an hour to urinate drop by drop, urinary tract infections, pelvic inflammatory disease, painful intercourse, robbed of the ability to experience sexual pleasure. The last I read 90 percent of women are subjected to this life long physical pain and disfigurement. Its is so revolting to me. I shudder thinking of saving a child just so that child can go on to be abused in this way. Famine is man made and so is female genital mutilation. I hope that One can also help enlighten the people of Somalia so that they will stop abusing woman and girls in this manner.

06/10/2011 at 12:45 pm

poverty is really sad. it shouldn’t happen because there is lots of food for every one around the world.

06/10/2011 at 12:56 pm

The Project one is a very good project. I like the way they help the people in Africa without donations. It’s amazing what people are able to do if they just want it.

07/10/2011 at 2:14 am

Hi Mr.Paul David Hewson
Mi chiamo Claudia ho 25 anni e vengo dalla Sardegna (so che Lei conosce tale posto, ci fu il G8 nel 2009, e ci fu una delusione per Lei da parte dell’Italia, o meglio da chi lo governa)
Io mi scuso enormemente tanto se parlo in Italiano e non in Inglese ma, non sono brava in Inglese e credo che non riuscirei ad esprime al meglio il mio dolore, le mie sensazioni.
Io non so da dove iniziare, parto col dirle che le scrivo in lacrime. Sto piangendo mentre scrivo queste righe perché so che Lei non leggerà mai questa mia lettera, e piango anche perché più passano i miei giorni, più mi rendo conto di quanto io non sia in grado di aiutare nessuno. Lei dice che la nostra voce può fare tanto e io sto cercando di farmi sentire, sto condividendo ONE.ORG con i miei contatti FaceBook, con le mie mail, ma la gente è cieca e sorda, il mio aiuto non è vano perché so di aver fatto una cosa importante, ma la mia esistenza sta cadendo in un baratro buio.
Come Le ho detto io ho 25 anni e sono senza lavoro, grazie a Dio mangio ogni giorno e ho un letto su cui dormire, ma mi sento vuota, incompleta, solo il suo sito, le sue canzoni mi fanno viaggiare con la mente in quei posti dove hanno bisogno di me, ma non riesco a raggiungerli, non so come fare. Esistono tante associazioni di beneficenza in Italia, per aiutare queste persone, ma di nessuna di loro riesco a fidarmi perché poi scopro che sono gestite da persone che conoscono altre persone che sono poco raccomandabili o che fanno promesse, le solite promesse. Lei meglio di me sa che c’è chi promette e poi non mantiene, e io non posso fidarmi di queste persone, io non ho i soldi per aiutare queste persone economicamente e non so come devo fare ad aiutarle. Firmare una petizione non mi basta, voglio fare qualcosa di materiale per loro,e non so cosa.
Mr. Hewson deve sapere che Lei e sua moglie Lady Alison Hewson siete stati un esempio di vita per me, Voi siete un uomo e una donna che sanno marciare in un modo corretto in un mondo cattivo con i più bisognosi e più dolce con chi invece vive bene. Siete due persone fantastiche che hanno dimostrato quali sono i doveri delle persone che sono state più fortunate di altre, ora piango ancora, perché vorrei tanto di cuore che tutte le persone più fortunate siano come siete voi.
La sua Band (U2) è la mia guida, la vostra musica ogni giorno mi riempe l’animo e mi fa piangere tanto perché sento nella vostra musica, il richiamo all’amara il prossimo, sento in alcune canzoni le grida di quei poveri bambini che ogni giorno soffrono come solo Dio saprà. guardo i vostri video, alcuni filmati dei vostri concerti e mi sento meglio, sento che voi siete una speranza infinita per tutto il Corno d’Africa e non solo.. siete la speranza e la voce per tutte quelle persone che vorrebbero essere salvate e invece vengono costantemente ignorate.
Io sto continuando a piangere perché in realtà mi sto solo sfogando, in realtà so che Lei non leggerà mai la stima che provo per Lei, per sua Moglie, per i suoi colleghi Mr.Adam Mr.Larry Mr. The Adge, piango perché Lei anche se legge non potrà aiutarmi, nessuno può farlo, perché sento che la mia esistenza è vuota. Lei non deve mai mollare questa sua posizione in ONE.ORG, perché quei bambini e quelle mamme hanno davvero bisogno di persone come Lei non come me. Io ho fatto quello che Lei mi ha chiesto, ma sento di non aver fatto nulla, perché non potrò mai essere davvero di aiuto.
Ora sto ascoltando la sua canzone WALK ON e sento nel cuore una ferita. Mi auguro con tutto il cuore di poterVi vedere al vostro futuro concerto, e sentire dal vivo quanto spirito esce da voi. Io sono certa che La grazia del Signore è in voi perché voi U2 siete degli angeli, e vi ringrazio per avermi illuminato il cammino, vi ringrazio per avermi fatto capire passo dopo passo, che in questo mondo c’è davvero gente che muore perché non ha cibo, tutto ciò è triste, e io credo fermamente in voi e in ciò che fate perché di VOI MI FIDO. Ringrazio di cuore Lei MR. Hewson e tutti i suoi Co-Founder per questa associazione unica e che porta il nome di una canzone che resterà per sempre nel mio cuore come preghiera, non come canzone.
Ora continuerò a piangere e pregherò il Signore affinché possa donarmi la forza di capire quale strade intraprendere per me stessa e per gli altri. Spero che non fraintenda la mia lettera, ma che possa interpretarla come la lettera di una fan di Lei come Uomo, di Lei come Cantante di Lei come membro degli U2, di Lei come Salvezza per centinaia e migliaia di persone, di Lei come saggio e uomo giusto.
Le chiedo perdono del disturbo, se mai leggerà in prima persona la mia lettera. Lei ha ben altro da fare che leggere questa mia lettera. Mi sento annullata da tutti e tutto, ma spero un giorno di riuscire davvero ad aiutare concretamente le persone bisognose di aiuto. Pregherò il Signore affinché mi illumini la via. Grazie di cuore Mr. Hewson, grazie di cuore di tutto quello che fa per noi Fan e soprattutto, di quello che fa per l’Africa. THANK YOU for WALK ON, thank you for ONE and ONE.ORG THANK YOU …
GRAZIE per l’amore e la dedizione con cui si occupa dei suei CD
GRAZIE per avermi dato la speranza che in questo mondo la giustizia, la vera giustizia si può ottenere
GRAZIE per avermi fatto vivere due anni particolarmente introspettivi e difficili da vivere, ma che mi hanno cambiata in meglio
GRAZIE per le vostre canzoni(u2band) che spesso sono preghiere
GRAZIE per avermi portato alla vista le informazioni sulle vere condizioni dell’Africa, che spesso sono sottovalutate
GRAZIE perché senza di Lei come uomo e come leader degli U2, io non ce l’avrei MAI fatta a risollevarmi.
GRAZIE perché senza saperlo voi fate più di quello che pensate.
GRAZIE DI CUORE di essere delle persone giuste in un mondo sbagliato.
un saluto affettuoso di cuore, anche se un po bagnate dalle mie lacrime. Claudia.

Walk On Mr. Bono in the name of justice and LOVE. by Claudia.

07/10/2011 at 12:57 pm

Hi! i’m italian..i’m CLAUDIA’S friend..I must be grateful to her if i’m here now^^ Thanks One for all are you doing for Africa. it’s very important spread the word..I’m with you^^ Thanks One International, Thanks Bono, Thanks CLAUDIA..I love You <3

07/10/2011 at 2:05 pm

Yeah, f…ing overrated artists that come, live a message for a fantastic campaing and then go back to their luxurious houses and life. Thank you all! F… ing hipocrisy!

07/10/2011 at 2:28 pm

What about a military intervention like the Libyan one called “Famine freedom operation” ? implemented by a multi state colition of countries firing tons of food (instead of Tomahawks missiles) and giving medical support?

¿COUNTRIES ARE YOU READY TO HELP?

Also please ¿can you people stop overrating artists as i see some of you do? using them for this campaings makes me sick! Stop Hipocrisy!! BONO YOU SUCK!!

08/10/2011 at 7:06 pm

Hello,

I’ve been reading a lot of magazine articles abouut agriculture, livestock, natural products, ancient writings of nutrition and medicine plants,
And although the biggest problem is the greed of mankind, the planet can still be saved, and saved us, many plants do not even need to be planted, as the chaya of yucatan mexico, high protein, doctors ancient Maya used it mainly for “cure weakness. “Jose Diaz Bolio (1906-1998), known Maya science teacher, in his article devoted to this plant ethnobotany, said that, when combined with corn and pumpkin seed-called “ziquil” – leads to a outstanding food, which will ensure the survival of human beings for a long time. One example of many plants that are already, do not need to be cultivated and no need look any further cutting down trees to grow.

You just need to want, a hamburger does not remove the famine, nutrition and education do.

Hola,

he estado leyendo un monton de direfentes articulos de revistas de agricultura, ganaderia,productos naturales, escritos antiguos de nutricion medicina y plantas,
Y aunque el mayor problema de la humanidad es al avaricia, el planeta aun puede salvarse, y salvarnos, muchas plantas ni siquiera necesitan ser sembradas, como la chaya de yucatan mexico, alta en proteinas, los medicos mayas antiguos la usaba sobre todo para “curar la debilidad”. José Díaz Bolio (1906-1998), conocido maestro de la ciencia Maya, en su crónica etnobotánica dedicada a dicho vegetal, comentó que, al combinarlo con el maíz y con la pepita de calabaza -llamada “ziquil” -, da lugar a un alimento excepcional, capaz de asegurar la subsistencia del ser humano durante largo tiempo.
Un ejemplo de muchas plantas que ya estan, que no necesitan ser cultivados y no se necesita sequir cortando arboles para cultivar.

Solo hace falta querer, una hamburgesa no quita el hambruna, la educacion y la nutricion si.

08/10/2011 at 7:19 pm

Famino it´s not a problem just of Africa, many comunities over the world have this problem, The develompment wordl, with “all our cience and tecnology” take the knowege, take away all their traditions and customs, are forbidden to eat what they used to, because as we already plundered most, now if we are concerned that these resources are exhausted.
Here in Jalisco Mexico, the native people ate turtle and deer, but civilization arrived, as always started We buy a lot, so people did not hunt to eat and we changed their crops and land, for a aspitinas and vitamins,

08/10/2011 at 7:22 pm

Africa is a problem of history, and for centuries, always treat people and the planet’s resources as a mercandice, without respect and consecuence is that, not only in Africa, it´s also for many other places.
we can stop this by changing our attitude.

Africa deserves it, the rest of the planet deserves it, we can begin to change.

08/10/2011 at 10:37 pm

You’ve made a major PR blunder picking a known tax avoider to front this campaign.

The UK contributes billions to foreign aid and Bono has made sure he isn’t paying his share.

Also you’ve left out the two biggest issues relevant to famine – contraception and corrupt governments.

12/10/2011 at 9:36 pm

We need to get off our bums and do something or it will never be done!! poverty is ridiculous vwe need to help or something!!

20/10/2011 at 10:53 am

I personally think that it is a good thing that big stars are coming out and talking about this issue. If stars like Bono didn’t help out it wouldn’t have been as well ‘advertised’ to people. I think more people with a lot of power should help out with these sort of issues. What all people have done to help the poorer countries is amazing so do not be mean to them.

24/10/2011 at 2:16 pm

“Every generation gets a chance to change the world… ” Não vamos perder nossa chance, temos as ferramentas hoje mais do que qualquer outra geração teve. Seria uma vergonha deixar tamanhas calamidades- a fome e a extrema pobreza- serem as marcas desse século tão cheio de riqueza e alta tecnologia.

28/10/2011 at 1:46 am

I think this word should be spread around the schools! Although it may seem like teens these days don’t care, but we actually do! I’m willing to help! I’ll spread around to my teachers to tell the other students. If you know any kids, preferably teens, you adults should tell them about it. And you have even more reason if you’re a teacher!

22/11/2011 at 7:37 am

True that famine can’t be stop immediately, but if we start now we can change it. By the way, we should get Chef Gordon Ramsay on that video! XD

26/11/2011 at 9:03 am

Mi raccomando sicuramente questo ai miei amici