From: Farhad Mazhar

UBINIG

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28 March, 2003

To World Food Programme
Rome, Italy

Sub: Do not use GM food as "humanitarian Aid" in Iraq

We the members of UBINIG, Nayakrishi Andolon and Narigrantha Prabartana
urge upon the World Food Programme and other UN humanitarian bodies not
to use any Genetically Modified Food (GM) as food aid to the war
affected people in Iraq during and after the US-UK led aggression during
March, 2003. We have obtained information that not only the oil
transnationals but, the beleaguered GM food industry are also trying to
move in to distribute the untested and unwanted genetically-modified
food as part of the 'humanitarian aid'. America is getting ready to
solve so many of its economic problems over the dead and the injured in
Iraq. They have already tried to use their "junk" GM food to feed the
famine affected people in Africa. But African governments did not accept
the GM food. Instead they decided to remain hungry. They pleaded to give
them non-GM maize and wheat which was abundantly available in the US,
but the US government was only interested in making business out of the
hungry people in Africa. So it is very likely for those who did not
spare the hungry and the malnourished in Africa, US based transnationals
do not even spare the dead and the war-torned.

We urge upon the people in the world to collect food and medicine for the
war affected people so that Iraqi people can reject the so-called
"Humanitarian Aid" of the aggressors and the UN which remained totally
silent over such genocide of people.

Let the people unite for Humanitarian Aid as they have united against war
and also in boycotting US-UK products.

Signatories:
1.      Palash Baral
2.      Munirul Kamal
3.      Md. Abdul Momen
4.      Rokeya Begum
5.      Nurjahan Begum
6.      Md. Masudur Rahman
7.      Khandakar Ariful Haq Tipu
8.      Samar Chandra Roy
9.      Abdul Jabbar
10.     Shimul Ahmed
11.     Mostafa Kamal
12.     Gazi Shafiul Alam
13.     Golam Rabbi Badal
14.     Farhad Uddin Sumon
15.     Shoukot Alom
16.     Mr. Feroz Reja
17.     Sayyida Akhter
18.     Salima Malliek Lipi
19.     Amzad Hossain
20.     Titu Barua
21.     S.K. Rokon
22.     Lucky Akther
23.     Momota Halder
24.     Hazera Khatun
25.     Nazma Akther
26.     Layli Khanam
27.     Rupa Akther
28.     Fatama
29.     Md. Anwar Hossain
30.     Md. Noor Amin Bhuiyan
31.     Mohammad Hasan
32.     Sanower Hosen
33.     Saidul Rahman
34.     Rushia Begum
35.     Nitananda Joydher
36.     Sultana Parvin Sulekha
37.     Shahinur Begum
38.     Norun Naher Rowshan
39.     Mijanur Rahman Apple
40.     Farida Akhter
41.     Farhad Mazhar
42.     Jahangir Alam Jony
43.     Rafiqul Haque Tito
44.     Mizanur Rahman Khan
45.     Romela Akhter Rumi
46.     Sajeda Perveen
47.     Shamsul Haque
48.     Mokaddes Ali
49.     S. Bin Jahangir

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