Please act on this information immediately.
The contents are sourced from the Christian Aid website: www.christian-aid.org.uk/campaign/action/0110afgh.htm

Last Monday Christian Aid launched a campaign, the aim of which is to stop a massive humanitariancatastrophe.
 

It is vital to take action NOW to avert this disaster.

7.5 million people are in desperate need of food aid. The winter snows are set to arrive within the next few weeks. Once they do, it will be virtually impossible to deliver any aid to those in remote mountainous areas of Afghanistan. It is vital that essential aid reaches these people by mid-November, or many of them will starve. But since the bombing started, aid supplies have slowed to a trickle.

To take action, copy the first message below, then go to www.locata.co.uk/commons .

Once there, type 'Blair' into the 'member search' function. Then click on the 'click here to email your MP' link. Then paste the message into the box provided and send it to Mr Blair.

To email your MP, follow the above instructions using the second message.

Alternatively you could fax Mr Blair on: 020 7925 0918. Or you could print out the letters at the end of this email, put your address and a date on them, then sign them and send them to:

The Right Honourable Tony Blair MP, Prime Minister, 10 Downing Street, London SW1and(Your MP), The House of Commons, Westminster, London, SW1A OAA

Email message to Tony Blair
I am deeply concerned that the slowing of aid supplies to Afghanistan as a result of the US/UK military action may lead to millions of Afghan civilians starving.The World Food Programme estimates that 7.5 million Afghans will need food aid by November.

The people of Afghanistan need several months food - as well as non-food items such as medicine and blankets - if they are to survive their harsh winter. The United Nations estimates that 50,000 tonnes of food alone is needed per month plus an additional 70,000 tonnes for the remote areas in the next 5 weeks. According to aid agencies, the only effective way to deliver the necessary aid before the onset of winter - now only a few weeks away - is to take it in by road. However, aid convoys by land are now almost impossible to carry out.

According to all the major aid agencies, the current amounts of aid being airdropped by the US military are insignificant compared to the needs of millions of hungry people.I was pleased to hear you promise 'to act for humanitarian reasons to alleviate the appalling sufferingof the Afghan people'. How then do you plan to ensure that those Afghan people receive the provisions they need before the winter snows arrive, to prevent the starvation of millions of people.I would appreciate a prompt reply as each day that passes without aid supplies brings us closer to winter.

Email message to your local MP
I am deeply concerned that the slowing of aid supplies to Afghanistan as a result of the US/UK military action may lead to millions of Afghan civilians starving.The World Food Programme estimates that 7.5 million Afghans will need food aid by November. The people of Afghanistan need several months food - as well as non-food items such as medicine and blankets - if they are to survive their harsh winter. The United Nations estimates that 50,000 tonnes of food alone is needed per month plus an additional 70,000 tonnes for the remote areas in the next 5 weeks.

According to aid agencies, the only effective way to deliver the necessary aid before the onset of winter - now only a few weeks away - is to take it in by road. However, aid convoys by land are now almost impossible to carry out. According to all the major aid agencies, the current amounts of aid being airdropped by the US military are insignificant compared to the needs of millions of hungry people.I would be very grateful if you could find out from the government how it plans to prevent the starvation of millions of people in Afghanistan this winter. The Prime Minister has promised 'to act for humanitarian reasons to alleviate the suffering of the Afghan people'.

I would like to know how he intends to keep this promise.I would appreciate a prompt reply as each day that passes without aid brings us closer to winter.

Now please forward this to as many people as possible. You can print out the letters (below) and circulate them amongst friends, neighbours, relatives, colleagues, any groups you are a part of, etc. The more emails/letters are sent, the more chance there is of saving innocent lives in Afghanistan.
Thank you!

(End message not sourced from Christian Aid website)

Letter to Tony Blair
Dear Mr Blair,
I am deeply concerned that the slowing of aid supplies to Afghanistan as a result of the US/UK military action may lead to millions of Afghan civilians starving. The World Food Programme estimates that 7.5 million Afghans will need food aid by November. The people of Afghanistan need several months food - as well as non-food items such as medicine and blankets - if they are to survive their harsh winter.

The United Nations estimates that 50,000 tonnes of food alone is needed per month plus an additional 70,000 tonnes for the remote areas in the next 5 weeks. According to aid agencies, the only effective way to deliver the necessary aid before the onset of winter - now only a few weeks away - is to take it in by road. However, aid convoys by land are now almost impossible to carry out. According to all the major aid agencies, the current amounts of aid being airdropped by the US military are insignificant compared to the needs of millions of hungry people.

I was pleased to hear you promise 'to act for humanitarian reasons to alleviate the appalling suffering of the Afghan people'. How then do you plan to ensure that those Afghan people receive the provisions they need before the winter snows arrive, to prevent the starvation of millions of people.

I would appreciate a prompt reply as each day that passes without aid supplies brings us closer to winter.

Yours faithfully,
 
 

Letter to your local MP

Dear

I am deeply concerned that the slowing of aid supplies to Afghanistan as a result of the US/UK military action may lead to millions of Afghan civilians starving.

The World Food Programme estimates that 7.5 million Afghans will need food aid by November. The people of Afghanistan need several months food - as well as non-food items such as medicine and blankets - if they are to survive their harsh winter. The United Nations estimates that 50,000 tonnes of food alone is needed per month plus an additional 70,000 tonnes for the remote areas in the next 5 weeks. According to aid agencies, the only effective way to deliver the necessary aid before the onset of winter - now only a few weeks away - is to take it in by road. However, aid convoys by land are now almost impossible to carry out. According to all the major aid agencies, the current amounts of aid being airdropped by the US military are insignificant compared to the needs of millions of hungry people.

I would be very grateful if you could find out from the government how it plans to prevent the starvation of millions of people in Afghanistan this winter. The Prime Minister has promised 'to act for humanitarian reasons to alleviate the suffering of the Afghan people'. I would like to know how he intends to keep this promise.

I would appreciate a prompt reply as each day that passes without aid brings us closer to winter.

Yours faithfully,