IS THERE A WORD FOR THIS ... ?

IS THERE A WORD, AN ICON, A WAY TO EXPRESS THE GRIEF AND HORROR OF THIS?

MEN MAKE WAR. MEN POLLUTE THE EARTH AND THE WATER AND THE AIR - FOR MONEY.

AND BABIES STARVE AND BLEED - AND DIE ...

WHAT WORDS ...WHAT WORDS ?

DENIAL. WHAT WE GET IS EXCUSES AND LIES AND DENIAL.

Phyllis Carter

NPR

"We stand at a critical point in our history," says Stephen O'Brien, United Nations humanitarian coordinator. "Without collective and coordinated global efforts, people will simply starve to death."

World Faces Largest Humanitarian Crisis Since 1945, U.N. Official Says

Conflict and drought have ravaged four countries across North Africa and the Middle East, leaving more than 20 million people in desperate need of food.

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