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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Libya in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of these links
may lead to websites that present allegations that are unsubstantiated,
misleading or even false. No attempt has been made to validate
their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on this
page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular interest to
you. You might be interested in
exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and per-capita GDP,
for example. Perhaps your paper could
focus on life expectancy or infant mortality.
Other factors of interest might be unemployment, literacy, access to
basic services, etc. On the other
hand, you might choose to include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty
such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** In
2023, Africa experienced a series of deadly extreme weather events. In
September, torrential rains triggered catastrophic flooding in Libya. This “medicane” (Mediterranean cyclone) resulted in the loss of
more than 11,300 lives. – adapted
from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Libya U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ly.html [accessed 1 January
2021] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/libya/ [accessed 6 January 2021] The
country suffers from widespread power outages, caused by shortages of fuel
for power generation. Living conditions, including access to clean drinking
water, medical services, and safe housing have all declined since 2011. Oil
production in 2017 reached a five-year high, driving GDP growth, with daily
average production rising to 879,000 barrels per day. However, oil production
levels remain below the average pre-Revolution highs of 1.6 million barrels
per day. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $9,600 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
17% industry:
23% services: 59% (2004 est.) Unemployment
rate: 30% (2004
est.) Population below
poverty line:
note: about one-third
of Libyans live at or below the national poverty line Maternal
mortality rate: 72 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 11.5 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 76.7 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 98.5% of
population Physicians
density: 2.09 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 100% of population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 98.5% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Libya borgenproject.org/category/libya/ [accessed 16 February 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the
United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for
the world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
Ongoing Flooding In Libya Requires Aid borgenproject.org/flooding-in-libya/ ~
The Process Of Reducing Hunger In Libya borgenproject.org/hunger-in-libya/ ~
Examining And Reducing Poverty In Libya borgenproject.org/poverty-in-libya/ ~
10 Facts About Sanitation In Libya borgenproject.org/sanitation-in-libya/ ~
The Impact Of Foreign Aid On Healthcare In Libya borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-libya/ ~
Homelessness In Libya: How War Leads To Displacement borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-libya/ ~
Resolving The Water Crisis In Libya borgenproject.org/water-crisis-in-libya/ How
to stop the slave trade in Libya and beyond’ Maurice Middleberg, CNN, 5 January 2021 www.cnn.com/2018/01/05/opinions/maurice-middleberg-stopping-the-slave-trade/index.html [accessed 16 February 2021] The men
who ended up being captured and sold in Libya were migrating because the
conditions in their home communities are so desperate that risky behaviors
seem warranted. Punishing
the slave traders and repatriating the victims, while needed, will not change
the objective reality that drives migration. Moreover, the families, friends
and neighbors in those communities are in a similar situation. That’s why
it’s important to think of slavery as an ill befalling vulnerable
communities, rather than individuals. Slavery
stems from vulnerability. Slave traders and slaveholders most often target
the hamlets, villages and neighborhoods that are impoverished, marginalized
and stigmatized. The
World Bank in Libya www.worldbank.org/en/country/libya/overview [accessed 21 April 2021] The
World Bank is committed to supporting Libya with technical assistance and
analytical services, as well as trust fund and grant financing, but the
resumption of armed hostilities has placed its program to Libya on hold. Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Libya-ECONOMY.html [accessed 1 January 2021] Until
the late 1950s, about 80% of the population was engaged in agriculture and
animal husbandry; in 1999, however, only 18% of the labor force was engaged
in agricultural pursuits. Agriculture, forestry, and fishing represented only
5% of GDP in 1999. A massive water pipeline project, called the Great Manmade
River (GMR) project was initiated in 1984, and was expected to take 25 years
to complete. The GMR is built to carry water in a 267-mile-long pipeline from
225 underground wells to an 880,000 gallon reservoir. This scheme envisaged
providing irrigation large areas devoted to cereal cultivation. The
government believed that this project would help Libya achieve
self-sufficiency in grain. All
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