Video: Lupe Fiasco goes viral over Pakistan Relief Effort

As Pakistan continues to struggle with turmoil caused by floods affecting more than 20 million people, hip hop artist Lupe Fiasco is helping to promote a United Nations Foundation campaign to raise awareness of the U.N.'s relief and recovery effort.

Hundreds of thousands of people are still being displaced by floods that began during monsoon rains almost eight weeks ago, followed by rising river waters and a subsequent "lake burst", according to a press release issued by the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Fiasco gave AlertNet an exclusive interview about the Pakistan NOW campaign backstage before speakin at the 92Y U.N. Week Digital Media Lounge in New York on Wednesday. - Julie Mollins, New York, 22/9/10