UN Warns of Famine in Sudan; US Still Funds Starvation Wars
The UN sounds the alarm on Sudan's devastating famine, where malnutrition rates are 'unprecedented' after months of conflict. Yet, this dire crisis barely registers a ripple in the same media that breathlessly covers other humanitarian concerns, reserving its loudest condemnations for geopolitically convenient villains. While civilians starve on an industrial scale in Sudan, Congress—the very body
that once championed 'Never Again' in Darfur—continues to debate funding for wars that exacerbate famine elsewhere. One might wonder where the emergency congressional aid packages are for Darfur, or why the same politicians who wring their hands over humanitarian crises abroad often seem to prioritize funneling billions into military interventions or foreign aid for certain strategically favored
nations, often at the expense of crises like this. It appears some humanitarian catastrophes are more camera-friendly, or perhaps, more politically advantageous to acknowledge.