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The United Nations declared last Friday that Somalia’s famine is over. But t
The United Nations declared last Friday that Somalia’s famine is over. But t
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2025-04-19
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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 unfolded 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 decades, and said the human and social context of hunger need as much attention as the patients do. A malnourished child is typically an indication of poverty at home, and aid to families should be part of treating 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 right, 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. [br] In treating the malnourished patients, attention should be paid to the following EXCEPT______.
选项
A、making fair trade policies
B、aiding the patients’ families
C、ignoring the indication of poverty
D、exercising agricultural interventions
答案
C
解析
根据文中第三段的“Paul Farmer,Kolokotrones University Professor ofGlobal Health and Social Medicine...boost local agricultural economies.”可知,保罗·法默是科洛科特罗尼斯大学全球健康与社会医学教授,他在海地工作过几十年。凭借在海地给营养不良的人治疗的经验,他说应像关注病人那样关注饥饿状态下人们的处境及社会背景。他说,一个营养不良的孩子通常表明了家庭的贫困,因此对家庭的援助应该成为给孩子治疗的一部分。同样,为了提高当地的农业经济,需要扩大农业的干预范围以及实施公平的贸易政策。据此可知,在治疗营养不良的病人时,“无视贫困的迹象”是文中未提及的内容。C项正确。
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