1. Country name:
- Somalia.
2. Conflict:
- Somalia is in crisis of famine.
3. Copy the headlines and the link to a news item reporting on that conflict:
- Somalia nearing a 'total famine'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7764937.stm
4. Summarize the news item in your own words in 5 - 8 sentences. (identify the main ideas):
- In December 4, 2008, it's been reported that Somalia is suffering for the lack of food in the country. All Somali citizens are depending on food aid. Families are eating their most prized posesions, their camels and goats. The desperation is increasing, the situation is being compared with the last great famine of 1992, when hundreds of people died of hunger. All of the hummanitarian help has had to leave, because of the increasing insecurity that's been going on. There are lots of humanitarian staff kidnapped, so even though they would like to help, they have to leave. There have been nearly 100 pirate attacks.
5. Describe the conflict:
- Somalia is sufferibg for lack of food and hunger, so it's said that a famine is approaching. Humanitarian staff can't continue helping Somalia, while the kidnapping continues. The situation is desperately increasing and people have had to kill their animals to feed their whole family.
6. Based on your research - geography and timeline, explain why the conflict happened. Which ones are the roots of the conflict?
- The war between Somalia and Ethiopia has affected in a big way, because all of the borders are closed and they are not receiving food. Also the polio-virus that lasted for the past 3 years, because it affects people's health and makes them weak. And I also think that the geography of the country affects, since it isn't a tropical place and there are no trees from where you could get fruit or vegetables. And, if there were security in Somalia, they could receive humanitarian help with food, but since the Somali pirates are kidnapping staff, all of the humanitarian help is leaving.
- Somalia.
2. Conflict:
- Somalia is in crisis of famine.
3. Copy the headlines and the link to a news item reporting on that conflict:
- Somalia nearing a 'total famine'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7764937.stm
4. Summarize the news item in your own words in 5 - 8 sentences. (identify the main ideas):
- In December 4, 2008, it's been reported that Somalia is suffering for the lack of food in the country. All Somali citizens are depending on food aid. Families are eating their most prized posesions, their camels and goats. The desperation is increasing, the situation is being compared with the last great famine of 1992, when hundreds of people died of hunger. All of the hummanitarian help has had to leave, because of the increasing insecurity that's been going on. There are lots of humanitarian staff kidnapped, so even though they would like to help, they have to leave. There have been nearly 100 pirate attacks.
5. Describe the conflict:
- Somalia is sufferibg for lack of food and hunger, so it's said that a famine is approaching. Humanitarian staff can't continue helping Somalia, while the kidnapping continues. The situation is desperately increasing and people have had to kill their animals to feed their whole family.
6. Based on your research - geography and timeline, explain why the conflict happened. Which ones are the roots of the conflict?
- The war between Somalia and Ethiopia has affected in a big way, because all of the borders are closed and they are not receiving food. Also the polio-virus that lasted for the past 3 years, because it affects people's health and makes them weak. And I also think that the geography of the country affects, since it isn't a tropical place and there are no trees from where you could get fruit or vegetables. And, if there were security in Somalia, they could receive humanitarian help with food, but since the Somali pirates are kidnapping staff, all of the humanitarian help is leaving.
7. Answer:
a) Who is involved in the conflict?
- The pirates that make the assaults, the humanitarian staff, Ethiopia that is the main cause, etc. But the most involved, ovbiously, is Somalia and all of its people.
b) Where is it happening?
- In Somalia
c) When did it happen and how long has it been going on?
- It's something that has been developing through time, but the conflict has just started, in December, there where many news and reports that said, that everything happened while people were just focused on the piracy that's been going in the coast. It's a situation that will continue to increase, unless we find a solution before it's to late.
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