Question

part 2: background research: the state of somalia (1991 - 1992) 2.a. directions: read and annotate the article. answer the questions below. the suni august 23, 1992 there has been no progress in somalia as of late. the central government does not restore due to the lack of authority and lack of resources. children are not in school and haven’t been for two years. they are standing about with assault rifles hanging over their shoulders. the robbings have become rampant. trash burns in the streets or rots. burned cars, bombed tanks, and the bodies of dead animals block the streets. there are no police or emergency services. nobody puts out fires or repairs the roads. there is no healthy drinking water and no electricity. the water pipes and electric cables have been dug up or pulled down and sold. people cannot grow food and fields have been ravaged and burned. families cannot feed their children and disease is widespread. the national currency has no value. you cannot telephone anywhere and cannot send or receive mail. citizens have no opportunity to voice their opinion or vote elected officials. the people who work for the relief agencies live in guarded compounds. they hire their own gunmen who accompany them while driving in vehicles or when walking a block or two, even in daylight. their efforts have not made a real impact because of the continued disruptions from the armed warlords. everyone worries about whether the feeble government will survive or if another country will take over somalia. there is fear that somalia will be attacked, and there will be no army to stop this from happening. what are the problems of somalia? 1. use the reading to identify examples of the problems in somalia. maintaining social order providing public services protecting national security making economic decisions protecting individual rights

Explanation:

• Maintaining Social Order: Robbings are rampant, children with assault - rifles, no police.
• Providing Public Services: No emergency services, no fire - fighting or road - repair, no clean water or electricity, pipes and cables sold.
• Protecting National Security: Fear of attack, no army to stop it, weak government.
• Making Economic Decisions: National currency has no value, fields ravaged, no food growth.
• Protecting Individual Rights: No voting, no mail, no telephone, no voice for citizens.

Answer:

• Maintaining Social Order: Robbings are rampant, children with assault - rifles, no police.
• Providing Public Services: No emergency services, no fire - fighting or road - repair, no clean water or electricity, pipes and cables sold.
• Protecting National Security: Fear of attack, no army to stop it, weak government.
• Making Economic Decisions: National currency has no value, fields ravaged, no food growth.
• Protecting Individual Rights: No voting, no mail, no telephone, no voice for citizens.