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CAUTION: The following links
and accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the
situation in Somalia 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 *** More than 29
million people in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti, Mauritania, and Niger
continue to face unrelenting drought conditions. These prolonged dry spells
pose significant challenges to agriculture, water availability, and food
security. – adapted from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Somalia U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/so.html [accessed 17
November 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/somalia/ [accessed 10 January 2021] ECONOMIC OVERVIEW - Despite the lack of effective national governance,
Somalia maintains an informal economy largely based on livestock, remittance/money
transfer companies, and telecommunications. Somalia's government lacks the
ability to collect domestic revenue and external debt – mostly in arrears –
was estimated at about 77% of GDP in 2017. Agriculture
is the most important sector, with livestock normally accounting for about
40% of GDP and more than 50% of export earnings. Nomads and
semi-pastoralists, who are dependent upon livestock
for their livelihood, make up a large portion of the population. GDP -
per capita (PPP): N/A (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
71% industry:
29% industry and services: 29% (2017 est.) Unemployment
rate: N/A Population
below poverty line: N/A Maternal
mortality rate: 82.9 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant mortality
rate: total: 89.5 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 54 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 83.8% of
population Physicians
density: 0.02 physicians/1,000 population (2014) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 53.3% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 17% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Somalia borgenproject.org/category/somalia/ [accessed 7 March 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. ~
Locusts In Somalia Predicted To Worsen In 2021 borgenproject.org/locusts-in-somalia-to-be-worse-in-2021/ ~
Beco’s Solar Power: Bringing Cheaper,
Cleaner Energy To Somalia borgenproject.org/becos-solar-power-bringing-cleaner-energy-to-somalia/ ~
An Introduction To Women’s Rights In Somalia borgenproject.org/womens-rights-in-somalia/ ~
Homelessness In Somalia borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-somalia/ ~
Innovations In Poverty Eradication In Somalia borgenproject.org/innovations-in-poverty-eradication-in-somalia/ Action
Against Hunger - Somalia www.actionagainsthunger.org/countries/africa/somalia [accessed 21 March 2021] Gripped
by recurring droughts, chronic food shortages, and over 20 years of nearly incessant
conflict, Somalia is one of the most challenging environments in the world
for humanitarian operations. Across the country, more than one million
children under five - 1 in 10 - are acutely malnourished, of which 178,000
severely malnourished and 830,000 are moderately malnourished. Additionally,
an estimated 832,000 pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers need nutrition
assistance. Malnutrition
is driven by number of factors, including conflict, political instability,
displacement, climate change, as well as limited access to healthcare and
clean water, food insecurity, and poor hygiene and sanitation practices. Poor
environmental conditions, limited access to water, and unsafe sanitation
exacerbate the impact of food insecurity and drive increased levels of
malnutrition and epidemics. Outbreaks of malaria, measles, diarrhea, cholera,
and polio, combined with high malnutrition rates and limited access to
services, lead to increased morbidity and mortality. Harsh conditions,
violence, and displacement subject the population to psychological distress,
resulting in social and mental health issues. The
World Bank in Somalia www.worldbank.org/en/country/somalia/overview [accessed 21 April 2021] The
World Bank supports government institutions in Somalia to promote good
governance, accelerate economic recovery and create jobs. Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Somalia-ECONOMY.html [accessed 10 January 2021] Somalia's
economy, one of the poorest in the world, is an agricultural one based primarily
on livestock and, to a lesser extent, on farming. Since
1990, the economy has been a shambles, the consequence of drought and of
protracted civil strife which has left the country without central authority.
By early 1992, virtually all trade, industrial and agricultural activities
had stopped, large numbers of people were forced from their homes, and more
than six million people were at risk of starvation. All
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