Ewan McGregor
is the latest star to record a PSA calling for aid in the Sahel region of West
Africa.
The UNICEF
ambassador has added his voice to stars such as Selena Gomez and Mia Farrow in
raising awareness of the drought that has caused severe crop failures and food
shortages across West Africa. UNICEF estimates over 1 million children under
the age of five will suffer from severe acute malnutrition in 2012. The aid
agency has launched a campaign to raise US$120 million to help relieve the
effects of the drought, but only 66% of that total has been raised so far.
“Children in
the Sahel region of West Africa are at risk of starving to death. Drought,
failed harvests and increasing insecurity have created a humanitarian crisis on
the verge of disaster,” said Ewan in his PSA. “We can stop these children from
dying. UNICEF is the largest provider of emergency life-saving food for
children in the region, but we have to do more before it’s too late.”
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Ewan’s PSA.
Source: LookTo The Stars
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