According to them, they noted the need for "efforts to facilitate access to the employees of organizations in need of humanitarian aid." "The Secretary General thanked Bono for his care and efforts to alleviate human suffering in the region" – the press office of the UN. Ban Ki-moon and Bono also called for the maintenance of political dialogue in Somalia. According to the UN in Somalia half of the population lives on the brink of starvation. At the same time more than two million of them live in the southern areas controlled by Islamic militants, to close the international humanitarian organizations access to this part of the country. In total, according to UN estimates, in the east African food shortages due to drought experienced over 11 million people. Bono is known for his charitable actions. During the war in the Balkans, he, along with Luciano Pavarotti has organized several benefit concerts. In 1985, musician raising funds for an orphanage in Ethiopia. In 1992 he joined Greenpeace and spoke in support of Project Stop Sellafield, whose purpose was to warn the British government to build a nuclear plant. Bono participated in the organization Jubilee 2000, calls on developed countries to write off debts of the poorest African countries. In 2002, along with U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill (Paul O'Neill) Bono has visited several African countries. He has participated in charitable events for AIDS and victims of September 11, 2001 in the USA. In addition, Bono has worked with Greenpeace and Amnesty International. In 2002, Bono and a group of like-minded people have created a charity organization DATA with a statutory fund of two billion dollars. Its mission – to promote the eradication of poverty and the AIDS epidemic in Africa. The next step was a campaign Bono the One, which brings together ordinary Americans as well as celebrities. Another initiative called Bono Product Red. The world-famous brands to create products with the logo of Product Red, and some received from their sale profits went to the fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. In 2005, together with musician Bono, Bob Geldof organized the Live 8 a major project. In the countries of the "Big Eight" and in South Africa held a benefit concert, which was attended by many stars. Bono is the founder and owner of the private equity fund Elevation Partners, in August 2006 became a minority shareholder in American publishing company Forbes. In addition, Bono has convinced several major companies including American Express and Armani, to donate 1% of the profits of the starving regions of Africa. In June 2008, Bono has proposed the creation of the United States of Africa: in his view, existing since 2002, the African Union can not decide on opivshiesya problem.
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