Ocupation: Novelist
Life: b. June 11, 1954
Birthday: June 11
Governments of rich countries spend some $6bn of tax money a year on disaster relief and development aid overseas, while each new earthquake, famine or tidal wave can attract 1,000 aid organisations, from the United Nations Children's Fund and Oxfam to the 'Jesus Brigades' of the American south and other charitable adventurers.
topic: Country, Jesus, Children, Development Aid, Disaster Relief, Oxfam, Tidal Waves