Famine crisis threatening many in Sahel region

The crisis that is looming in the Sahel region of Africa threatens millions with hunger, and comes as world leaders convened this week for their Rio + 20 UN Summit to review how sustainable development can achieve poverty eradication in the world.

The drought in West Africa comes just a year after a similar emergency in East Africa claimed the lives of close to 100,000 people.

Tragically, the causes of both of these terrible events can be attributed in significant degree to human hands.