Comments on: Drought & Conflict in Somalia http://www.iistl.org/blog/archives/28 News and insights from the International Institute of St. Louis Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:13:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: willem van cotthem http://www.iistl.org/blog/archives/28#comment-902 willem van cotthem Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:58:49 +0000 http://www.iistl.org/blog/archives/28#comment-902 I agree fully that this is one of the most dramatic human situations of the globe. I admire the efforts of WFP and other organizations to bring food aid to all these fleeing people and refugees, in particular the children. It must be really frustrating not to be able to help those suffering kids and their parents because of the continuous conflicts and the militia. It is a real shame for humanity that people in need cannot be helped because of politics or religious conflicts. This reminds me of the situation in the refugee camps of the Western Sahara people, living already for more than 30 years in the Algerian Sahara. This too is "going largely “unnoticed” by the international community without many signs of resolution, more assistance, or peace". Thanks to a UNICEF-project to construct family gardens and school gardens in these refugee camps, thus contributing to the magnificent work of WFP, new hope and better living conditions were introduced. Nowadays, a large number of refugees produce their own fresh food. I consider this as one of the best examples of human development aid. It should be multiplied to all the refugee camps of this world and every conflict zone, hoping that such a wonderful humanitarian aid would be allowed by militia or other groups. I agree fully that this is one of the most dramatic human situations of the globe. I admire the efforts of WFP and other organizations to bring food aid to all these fleeing people and refugees, in particular the children. It must be really frustrating not to be able to help those suffering kids and their parents because of the continuous conflicts and the militia. It is a real shame for humanity that people in need cannot be helped because of politics or religious conflicts.

This reminds me of the situation in the refugee camps of the Western Sahara people, living already for more than 30 years in the Algerian Sahara. This too is “going largely “unnoticed” by the international community without many signs of resolution, more assistance, or peace”.

Thanks to a UNICEF-project to construct family gardens and school gardens in these refugee camps, thus contributing to the magnificent work of WFP, new hope and better living conditions were introduced. Nowadays, a large number of refugees produce their own fresh food.

I consider this as one of the best examples of human development aid. It should be multiplied to all the refugee camps of this world and every conflict zone, hoping that such a wonderful humanitarian aid would be allowed by militia or other groups.

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