humanitarian crisis. 28 countries, 50 million people is emergency record. Between hunger and conflict, the shortage is spreading to a growing number of people equal to the entire Italian population . 28 countries are affected . The Sudan is in the best dramatic . Meanwhile, military spending worldwide is increasing dramatically.
For 2011, the UN claims to donor countries $ 7.4 billion in order to meet the current humanitarian crisis fourteen . It is the highest figure for humanitarian emergencies never sought in the history of the United Nations. The money requested is to cover urgent humanitarian aid operations for more than 50 million people in 28 countries, including Sudan, Yemen, Democratic Republic of Congo, the occupied Palestinian territories, Haiti, after the earthquake even through the crisis although it does not say anything , Pakistan and others. "In 2011, tens of millions of people will need help to survive - says the undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs, Valerie Amos. Conflicts and natural disasters have deprived these people of their homes, livelihoods and access to essential goods such as clean water and health care. " Amos said that the situation has worsened due to incessant price of fuels, raw materials and the effects of economic recession that hit the majority of donor countries. The ability to address situations of grave humanitarian crisis by the local population tends to decline, especially for the affected countries, inter alia, from natural disasters. Who is worse off Sudan is in need of 1.7 billion, with 907 million followed by Haiti and the Democratic Republic of Congo with 679 million, the scene of a bloody civil war. Once Upon a Time in Haiti, after the earthquake 
The island of Haiti has been hit not only by the earthquake, passed to the forefront of the media but which one (almost ) no one knows the result, from a deep cholera epidemic that is folding a whole population and does not seem to be eradicated in the short term. The World Health Organisation estimates that over the next six months, the number of those infected could rise to 650 thousand . "The broad scope of the epidemic - said Ban Ki-Moon - is attributable to the type of the disease, which appears to belong to one of the most aggressive strains of cholera, combined with a weak national health system, lack of access to ' drinking water and other basic services. " The money requested by the UN would be covering two priorities: to reduce as soon as the mortality rate through the immediate medical treatment, when possible, and inform all of the infected population, including those living in remote areas, the preventive treatment of cholera . Despite the tough and praiseworthy joint work of NGOs and UN agencies, the efforts are not enough. Of the $ 164 million request last November 11 to respond to the outbreak of the epidemic, have been received only 20%. To date, the figures disclosed by the Ministry of Health of Haiti speak of 1,800 dead and 85,000 infected. Humanitarian crisis in Darfur 
What is consumed in Sudan is the largest humanitarian crisis on the planet . Outbreak of famine is the vast Darfur region , semi-desert, but rich in groundwater resources, making fire and sword by Chadian and Sudanese militias. The geopolitical situation the country is very complex. In the early days of this 2011, the long-awaited referendum will decide the fate of the country: the Sudanese people will sentence the probable secession of the South and the consequent determination of an independent nation . In addition, since 2005 the CPA protocol (Comprehnsive Peace Agreement) provided for interim arrangements in the states of Abyei, Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile, known as transition areas. In the same referendum, the annexation will probably be decided also in the North or the South Sudan state of Abyei. It would seem almost a naval battle, in which boundaries are redrawn continuously ... It looks like a game but it is not at all. are almost 5 million the direct victims of the conflict and half of them are children. Within six years, the conflict in Darfur has killed more than 300 thousand people dead and forced at least 2 million people to flee, the so-called displaced both inside Sudan and in refugee camps in Chad. In addition, approximately 17 thousand children are forcibly recruited to take part in hostilities. The situation has declined further with the expulsion of 7,700 representatives of 16 NGO aid workers, decreed by the Sudanese government in response to international warrant last March against President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir by the International Criminal Court, for crimes against humanity. "Al-Bashir was and still is the principal of the numerous attacks on civilian populations, whole communities were destroyed - said the ICC -. The tragic situation in Darfur does not include 'only' a humanitarian crisis, but a systematic attack on the civilian population. " Nevertheless, President Al-Bashir has not yet been arrested. For those who want to remind the campaign promoted by Italians for Darfur non-profit organization that is collecting, among other things, a petition for appeal to the main Italian media that we talk more about the Sudan and its humanitarian crisis. The web address for reference is www.italianblogsfordarfur.it . It would be interesting then, to analyze the other side of the coin, namely how the states 'democratic' to invest in regular war, and the dish of international aid is crying. And how much money is spent on the war? 
Although it is known that the war is synonymous with underdevelopment, you spend a lot more money for it and for the development and cooperation among peoples. The ratio is 10 to 1. According to statistics SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) well in 2009 of $ 1.531 billion have been resolved in world military spending. Despite the financial crisis and then in the global budget under "military spending" appears to be increasingly significant: since 2000 there has been a 49% increase in the name of a "war against terrorism." In 2009 the U.S. contributed 54% of the total sum for global military expenditure. If these were the "cost" attributed to the conduct of war activities, it seems that in return there is a far from modest economic return. 44% of global arms suppliers is American and has generated a flow of exports in 2009 amounted to 6.795 billion dollars, followed by Europe and Russia. Should point out that Italy, in 2009 took in 588 million dollars military spending (SIPRI). In 2010, the Italian expenditure for the war was estimated at 23.5 billion euro. Italy was in 2009 for the fifth consecutive year, the first country in the world for exports of small arms, also called non-military type weapons, pocketing more than 250 million dollars. developing countries continue to be the main recipients of arms exports from producing countries, according to the annual report by the Congressional Research Service, U.S. . Its primary target audience: Saudi Arabia, Brazil, South Korea, Egypt, India, Israel and Pakistan. 60% of small arms produced globally end up arming civilians and to allow internal wars between ethnic groups ed'opposizione. * Next month continues the investigation of other humanitarian crises, from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Eleonora few Source: Solidarity Intetrnazionale
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