UN food for starving Somalis sold for profit - Instablogs
UN food for starving Somalis sold for profit
Derick , Pretoria: Jun 15 2009
Made Popular Jun 15 2009
Somalia :
One of the UN’s largest international relief efforts is under investigation after it emerged that thousands of sacks of food aid were being diverted from starving refugees and openly sold for profit. The head of the UN’s $955 million (£580...
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Nuya Bidness Jun 15 2009
Birmingham, United States
Most countries do not allow the UN to distribute the food, they only allow them to deliver it to central warehouses.


The UN cannot just drive into a hostile countries with hundreds of 18 wheelers and stop in towns and villages distributing food.


The governments of those countries are responsible for seeing the food gets to the people. They don’t give the food out, they sell it or use it for bribes to get votes.

The UN used to drop it out of helicopters, but snipers waited at the drop points. They killed the villagers and stole the food anyway.

The UN has its hands tied when it comes to dealing with despot governments.
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