Contact: Stephen Michael Apatow
Founder, Director of Research & Development
Humanitarian Resource Institute
United Nations Arts Initiative
Humanitarian University Consortium Graduate
Studies
Center for Medicine, Veterinary Medicine & Law
Phone: (203) 668-0282
Email: s.m.apatow@unarts.org
Internet: www.unarts.org
Twitter: unarts
H-II: Horn of Africa - Appeal to NATO - UN Security Council
The famine in the Horn of Africa continues to spiral out of control, with
an estimated 29,000 children that have died of starvation [1], 500,000
children in need of immediate, life-saving help, [2] with more than 12 million
impacted by this humanitarian emergency. [3]
On 2 August 2011, Humanitarian Resource Institute and the United Nations
Arts Initiative advanced an appeal [4] through the HRI: International
Disaster Information Network for airlines to transport upwards of 5,000
metric tonnes of food from warehouses in Europe to the region. Today,
the World Food Program Reports:
In desperation,
we are forwarding this appeal to the UN Security Council and NATO for emergency
assistance with logistical coordination of relief efforts that are beyond
the capabilities of UN agencies and NGO's.
International security is now a focus of world leaders, as entire global
regions are now destabilized by the global food crisis:
1. Urges 'Unfettered' Aid to Shabab-controlled Somalia: Voice of America,
4 August 2011. Url: http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2011/08/04/urges-unfettered-aid-to-shabab-controlled-somalia/
2. Horn of Africa Children Exposed to Lifetime Trauma: Voice
of America, 29 July 2011. Url: http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Horn-of-Africa-Children-Exposed-to-Lifetime-Trauma-126418328.html
3. Hunger in the Horn of Africa: The Economist, 4 August 2011.
Url: http://www.economist.com/blogs/baobab/2011/08/pictures
4. HRI:UNArts:H-II - UN pleads with airlines for famine help: HRI:UNArts
Humanitarian Intervention Initiative, 2 August 2011. Url: http://www.unarts.org/H-II/ref/822011UNSC.html
Contact: Stephen Michael Apatow
Founder, Director of Research & Development
Humanitarian Resource Institute
United Nations Arts Initiative
Humanitarian University Consortium Graduate
Studies
Center for Medicine, Veterinary Medicine & Law
Phone: (203) 668-0282
Email: s.m.apatow@unarts.org
Internet: www.unarts.org
Twitter: unarts
HRI:UNArts:H-II - UN pleads with airlines for famine
help
Country Music Association Artist H-II Stephen Michael Apatow, founder
of Humanitarian Resource Institute and the United Nations Arts Initiative
is expanding the appeal by the United Nations for airlines to assist famine
relief operations into the Horn of Africa.
The United Nations appealed Tuesday to the air transport
industry to help fly food in urgently to the Horn of Africa, where millions
of people are starving due to a severe drought. "We're making an appeal
to the air transport industry for free and heavily discounted cargo space
to help us transport emergency nutrition supplies to the Horn of Africa,"
said Marixie Mercado, spokeswoman for the UN children's agency.
The agency is trying to get 5,000 metric tonnes of food from its warehouses
in Europe to the region, but it costs about $350,000 (250,000 euros) to
transport just 100 metric tonnes of food by cargo jumbo jet from France to
Nairobi. -- UN pleads with airlines for famine help: World News Australia,
2 August 2011.
This appeal accompanies the call for optimization of Special Protective
Forces for Humanitarian Operations [1] supported by the UN Security Council
to secure humanitarian relief efforts and stabilization of threats associated
with the war against terrorism in the region.
Somalia's militant group al-Shabab says it will not allow
aid groups it has banned from operating in famine-stricken areas of the
country. -- Somali Militants Will Block Aid to Famine-Stricken Areas:
Voice of America, 22 July 2011.
2010 marked 20 years of dedication to humanitarian
relief efforts and policy development by Stephen Michael Apatow, though
around the year 2000, his interest once again refocused on the arts, music,
composition and production. In the late 2000's, he expanded these
efforts as an artist/publisher with American Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers (ASCAP) as an artist member of the Country Music Association.
It was from this transition that the HRI "Arts Integration Into Education"
focus evolved, leading to the development of the United Nations Arts Initiative.
The focus, utilizing artists, who have the innovation, creativity and
a connection with the grassroots level as the bridge, to lead U.S. and international
humanitarian relief efforts and policy development. -- Behind The Music: The American Way: HRI:UNArts, 7 May
2011.
2010 marked the release of his first album entitled "Country Goes
Global." Reflecting upon "the cost of putting your life on the
line to help the needy, rich and poor," the lead soundtrack is "The American
Way," and in dedication to the troops, the compilation includes "Special
Forces Prayer" and "The Soldiers Tear."
For addition information on the album, visit:
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All proceeds from album "Country Goes Global" supports
HRI:UNArts advocacy and relief efforts.
References:
1. Special Protective Forces for Humanitarian Operations: Humanitarian
Intervention Initiative. Url: http://www.unarts.org/H-II/ref/spf_deopressoliber.html
