McGregor in famine plea

Actor Ewan McGregor is backing an appeal in aid of starving children in east Africa.

McGregor, an ambassador for Unicef UK, will appear in a short film asking viewers to donate to the Time to Share campaign.

The clip will be broadcast online and on television, as well being as shown to UK cinema audiences.

The campaign is designed to encourage members of the public to share a little of what they have to help save the lives of half a million children about to starve to death in famine-hit Somalia.

The clip shows McGregor saying: “Right now 250 children are dying in Somalia every day. That’s one little girl or boy dead every six minutes. It’s simple: they’re hungry, we can help. It’s time to share.”

The Trainspotting star has travelled the world with Unicef to see the organisation at work.