The United States has the moral responsibility and it is in its best interest to invest time, money and aid in Côte d’Ivoire to prevent imminent widespread starvation in the country. If this problem of food insecurity is not immediately addressed, it will result in a humanitarian tragedy and open the possibility of portions of its northern region being overrun by ISIL militants from across the border. This deteriorating condition in Côte d’Ivoire was originally ignited by the country’s devastating civil war. The civil war over a disputed election brought governmental and humanitarian services to a halt, but has hopefully been resolved. Due to this circumstance, the country now needs help from an outside source in order to save the lives of its children and their families from starvation and to stabilize a healthy level of nutrition for all of its citizens.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM
The acute problem of lack of food in the subsistence economy of Côte d’Ivoire is one of the major effects of the 2011 civil war between electorally defeated President Gbagbo with his Ivoirian Popular Front and the rebels supporting his political opponent, the …show more content…
Specifically in Côte d’Ivoire, these challenges are magnified due to, (1) lack of funds to purchase food, (2) violent political discord, (3) poor infrastructure and transportation, (4) disease, as well as (5) soil degradation and (6) climate change affecting agricultural productivity (Balogun, 2011, 286). Along with the lack of nutrients, healthcare has suffered as increased HIV infection has increased. Food insecurity is a major cause in aggravating the symptoms of an HIV infection. France, who supported the United Nations in ending the Ivoirian civil war, does not have the resources to solve the problem. This means that the United States is the only nation that currently has the resources to prevent a catastrophe of widespread starvation this year in Côte
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM
The acute problem of lack of food in the subsistence economy of Côte d’Ivoire is one of the major effects of the 2011 civil war between electorally defeated President Gbagbo with his Ivoirian Popular Front and the rebels supporting his political opponent, the …show more content…
Specifically in Côte d’Ivoire, these challenges are magnified due to, (1) lack of funds to purchase food, (2) violent political discord, (3) poor infrastructure and transportation, (4) disease, as well as (5) soil degradation and (6) climate change affecting agricultural productivity (Balogun, 2011, 286). Along with the lack of nutrients, healthcare has suffered as increased HIV infection has increased. Food insecurity is a major cause in aggravating the symptoms of an HIV infection. France, who supported the United Nations in ending the Ivoirian civil war, does not have the resources to solve the problem. This means that the United States is the only nation that currently has the resources to prevent a catastrophe of widespread starvation this year in Côte