Geldof in humanitarian plea
Geldof has previously campaigned against poverty and Aids
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Wednesday, 27, Sep 2006 04:04
Bob Geldof has become the latest celebrity to speak out against the crisis in Darfur.
The former Boomtown Rats singer and campaigner criticised the world for not doing more to help the crisis-stricken region of Sudan and called on the United Nations to intervene in the conflict.
"We are really slow stepping into watching two million people die in front of us," he told the Today programme.
Geldof warned: "The reality is that in another age perhaps America and Britain could have intervened but they can't now, possibly because of the Middle East. The French won't probably for the same reason."
"There is a resolution for this. Somebody must make the bold political step and insist upon it. I think we really have the right to insist on an intervention through the United Nations," he added.
Geldof has spoken out in the past about world issues such as poverty and Aids, organising the hugely successful worldwide Live8 concerts.
His calls are supported by fellow campaigner and singer Bono, who said last week that the ongoing violence in Sudan is "preposterous". Hollywood actor George Clooney has also urged the United Nations to force a halt to the crisis.