Millions still in need one year after Horn of Africa famine announced
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Mogadishu (RBC) More than nine million people across the Horn of Africa are in need of humanitarian assistance one year on from the declaration of famine, according to the United Nations. ‘In Somalia, the worst-affected country, some 2.5 million people are still surviving on humanitarian aid.
“Mortality and malnutrition rates in Somalia have improved dramatically but remain among the highest in the world,” Mark Bowden, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, said.
The UN declared famine in parts of the country on 20 July last year, the first time since the 1990s that the term had been used officially.
The famine classification was lifted in February, but tens of thousands are believed to have died and experts expect that cyclical drought will continue to blight the region.
Aid agencies warn that a further 1.3 million of Somalia’s population could slide back into crisis over the next two months.
“In 2011, the world didn’t act until famine was declared, and the delay cost lives and money,” Senait Gebregziabher, Country Director for Oxfam, said. “Now, with the warning signs of a worsening crisis, lessons from last year must be learnt.”
Britain gave generously during last year’s emergency, with members of the public donating £79 million during a fund-raising drive by the Disasters Emergency Committee.
But the UN continues to appeal for funds, with donors having provided only half of the cash it needs for its efforts in Somalia.
The situation in the war-torn country is exacerbated by an Islamist insurgency and ongoing military operations by African Union and Somali government forces against al-Shabaab militants.
The UN refugee agency announced earlier this week that the number of people who have fled Somalia since the country descended into violence in 1991 has topped the million mark.
Many people have also been displaced within the country, with tens of thousands pouring into the battle-scarred capital Mogadishu last year.
Mustaf Abdi Adan fled the famine in the hard-hit Bay region and has since been living in a makeshift shelter in a camp for displaced persons in the capital.
“Life is really not good here,” said Adan. “It is better than it was last year but we are still don’t have enough food.”
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk
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CHILD SLAVERY PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN WORLD HUNGER
Child slavery causes many of the poor to to bring large numbers of children into this poverty. The more kids you make, the more money you get. This makes more hungry mouths to feed. This makes potential givers less likely to give – for obvious reasons. Therefore sustainable forms of poverty relief will make it more attractive to donate to charities. See: http://www.prevab.webs.com
Where did all the love go? In the 70s and 80s there were many top musicians involved in helping the starving in Asia and Africa. However, this is not so trendy these days.
One reason is that people do not have as much faith. An aim of the PREVAB project is sustainable poverty relief, by helping people to help themselves. Let’s face facts. Many people would be more likely to support poverty relief if they know that this will eventually lead to less poverty, not to greater numbers of hungry mouths to feed.
Child labor is common in Ethiopia.
One way to do this is to reduce child slavery. One method of doing this is to point out the fact that child slavery plays a major role in the increase of world hunger.
Ethiopia lost over 90% of their forests in 50 years. They have since been hit by famine many times due to rain shortages and a depletion of natural resources. It was once a green and fertile land that is now facing desertification. Similar things are happening in many parts of the world. Deforestation increases the incidence of drought, as well as increasing global warming. A loss of vegetation causes desertification. Most of the forests which once covered the western world are gone. Asia’s Gobi Dessert and the desserts of Australia are growing. None of these are good for fighting hunger. What kind of world are we creating for our children, and their children?
Ethiopia was once a green and fertile land.
Child exploitation is a quick fix. A way to make money without working. Just as a man who is feeling miserable might over drink to feel better. A man who wants to avoid an unpleasant, low paying job, or get richer, might over breed to this end. In both cases, this makes the problem worse in the long run. In both cases, peer pressure might play a major role. In both cases, the overindulgence is a deterrent to provide charity, as this is likely to worsen the problem. The difference is that while the drunkard is only hurting himself, the child exploiter is hurting others. At the end of the day, it is the vulnerable who pay the biggest price. Child exploitation benifits those at the top. They get fat, while those at the bottom of the pyramid suffer.
A man who becomes poor and hungry because he over indulges in drink might point out that it is not all his fault. Mahatma Gandhi said ‘The world has enough for everyone’s need not for everyone’s greed’. John Lennon said something similar. If they were asked if the overindulgence was the cause of povery, they would probabaly have claimed that there still is enough food and money produced in the world to feed the whole world, no matter how big the problem gets. That his hunger is therefore not the fault of his overindulgence, but the fault of those who are not charitable enough. However, those who might be charitable are afraid that giving money will result in more overindulgence and a bigger problem. Some say it is actually cruel to save a million people from starving, as this is likely to result in many more starving in the long run. However, educating the starving might result in less over indulgence. Therefore, aiding these problems with education, as well as food, might prove more attractive to potential givers, than just providind food. A man who becomes poor and hungry because he over indulges might point out that he was put through stress by others. He will state that people told him to over indulge. In both cases, he will be right. The former is hard to remedy, the latter is not.