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A Call for Urgent Action!
According to UN sources, 120,000 children
in Afghanistan are
now facing the danger of starvation
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We continue to address our plea for a three-day
humanitarian ceasefire.
Our voices are low but if we put our voices
together, they'll be heard!
| Re: A plea for a humanitarian ceasefire before the arrival of a harsh cold winter! |
| ************************************************************ In order to deliver humanitarian aid so Afghan children can survive the harsh cold winter, we urge you to make an appeal for a three-day humanitarian ceasefire before the arrival of winter! ************************************************************ While the air raids still continued in Afghanistan, UNICEF and WHO jointly carried out their vaccination program. News sources have reported that many humanitarian aid operations have been carried out without problems. But in reality many young children have lost their lives due to hunger and cold. The continued bombing on top of the famine caused by the drought and prolonged civil conflict have hampered aid operations. The number of small bodies among the dead continues to increase day by day. Many Afghan mothers have no way to save their children. All they can do is just hold their little ones in their arms as their bodies get cold.... Can we only listen to the news without doing anything to save them from this fate? No, we don't have to do that. So we urge the world to make a plea for a three-day humanitarian ceasefire. It's getting colder and colder in Afghanistan. Approximately 6 million people in Afghanistan are in need of aid. If such need fails to be met, it is estimated that 900,000 people will starve to death. The war must end as soon as possible to bring peace back to the land of Afghanistan. That's what all of us wish for. A three-day humanitarian ceasefire. What can be achieved in such a short time? In Afghanistan the U.S. led air strikes have been the direct cause of hindrance to humanitarian operations. There have been humanitarian ceasefires in past wars. A ceasefire can realize the delivery of relief supplies through the good will of the world to a number of towns and villages across Afghanistan that are otherwise difficult to reach. The lives of many children living with the fear of death can be saved at this very moment!! Act now!! Ask the world leaders!! Our voices are low, but if we all put our voices together, they will be heard. If the necessary supplies are not delivered before the arrival of the harsh cold winter, it will be too late. An urgent ceasefire must be realized. Spread this word among as many people as possible. Send a message to your friends, message boards and mailing lists. Send a message to radio stations, TV stations and newspapers. Let's make our voices heard. For the precious lives of children. ******************************************************************** Save the lives of children!! A call for a three-day ceasefire!! Committee Calling for a Humanitarian Ceasefire http://ceasefire.hoops.ne.jp/ organizers: Makiko Yoshida, hana@holland, MATSUDA SACHIYO email******************************************************************** ** Please reproduce and distribute the above message. ** Shorter version also available ** If you make changes to the message, send it with your own signature. |
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Save the lives of children!! A call for a
three-day ceasefire!!
Committee Calling for a Humanitarian Ceasefire
http://ceasefire.hoops.ne.jp/
organizers: Makiko Yoshida, hana@holland
email
Thanks to yasuhiro