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The United Nations declared last Friday that Somalia’s famine is over. But the official declaration means little to the millions
The United Nations declared last Friday that Somalia’s famine is over. But the official declaration means little to the millions
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2017-06-30
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The United Nations declared last Friday that Somalia’s famine is over. But the official declaration means little to the millions of Somalis who are still hungry and waiting for their crops to grow.
Ken Menkhaus, professor of political science at Davidson College, said it was profoundly disappointing to be discussing another Somali famine, after he worked in the country during the 1991 — 1992 one. Each famine, he said, has distinct characteristics, and this one unfold in slow motion over the past couple of years. That’s at least partly because the Somali diaspora sent money home that delayed the worst effects.
Menkhaus was among four experts on Somalia and famine who spoke at the Radcliffe Gym Monday evening. Who gathered for the event, "Sound the Horn: Famine in the Horn of Africa. " Paul Farmer, Kolokotrones University Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine, drew on his experience treating malnourished people in Haiti, where he has worked for decade, and said the human and social context of home, and aid to families should be part of wearing the child, he said. Similarly, broader agricultural interventions and fair trade policies are needed to boost local agricultural economies.
Though famine is often thought of as a natural disaster, Monday’s speakers said that is a false impression. Though Somalia suffered through a severe drought, with today’s instant communications, transport systems can move massive amounts of food. Given today’s global food markets, famine is too often a failure of local government and international response.
"In today’s 21st-century world, just about everything about famine is man-made. We’re no longer in a world of man against nature. " said Robert Paarlberg, adjunct professor of public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Ethiopia, which was also affected by the recent drought, fared much better this time because of reforms implemented after the 2001 one. Likewise, Paarlberg said, northern and central Somalia, regions that fall outside of the influence of the Al-Shabaab militia, also fared better. There were several man-made features of this famine, which affected more than 10 million people and killed between 50, 000 and 100, 000, half of them children under age 5.
The largest man-made feature was the role of the Al-Shabaab militia that rules the region and that kept food aid from reaching those in need. But the international community isn’t blameless. As early as November 2010, an international famine early warning system was predicting the failure of rains in the region, but the international community didn’t respond fully until an official famine was declared in July 2011. On top of that, U. S. anti-terrorism laws cut off food aid because Al-Shabaab, listed as a terrorist group, was taking some of it.
Though the United Nations has declared the famine over, that was based on statistical measures, such as the number of people dying each day and the number of children who are malnourished. Though the official famine may be over, both U. N. officials and Monday’s speakers said the crisis continues for the people of Somalia. Almost a third of the population remains dependent on humanitarian assistance, crops growing from recent rains will take months to reach maturity, and herds of cows, goats, and other animals were greatly reduced during the crisis.
Michael Delaney, director of humanitarian response for Oxfam America, warned that the world will have another chance to get its response fight, because the warning signs are pointing to an impending famine in Africa’s Sahel, the arid, continent-spanning transition zone just below the Sahara Desert.
What problem still remains from the current Somali famine?
选项
A、The number of malnourished children remains unknown.
B、Half of the population remains dependent on humanitarian assistance.
C、Crops growing from recent rains were reaped before reaching maturity.
D、Herds of cows, goats and other animals were greatly reduced during the famine.
答案
D
解析
细节题。根据文中倒数第二段可知,尽管联合国宣布饥荒已经结束,但这只是基于统计数据得出的结论,例如每天的死亡人数,以及营养不良的儿童数量。尽管官方认为的饥荒可能已经结束,但联合国官员和周一的发言人都说,对于索马里人民来说,这场危机仍在持续。几乎三分之一的人仍然依靠人道主义援助。由于近期的降雨,庄稼得以生长,但还需要几个月的时间才能成熟。在这场危机期间,牛、羊和其他动物的数量大量减少。据此可知,D选项(当前的索马里饥荒仍然存在的问题是牛、羊和其他动物的数量在这场危机期间大量减少)是正确答案。
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