Category: Famine
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Famine in Africa in “Surrender or Starve” by Robert Kaplan
Table of Contents Introduction Technological and Ecological Perspective to the Famine Political factors Cultural and Ethnic Differences Conclusion Reference List Introduction The Horn of Africa, a region that includes Ethiopia, Sudan and Somalia is known for constant conflicts famine and other human crisis. In 1980’s this region experienced extreme drought and famine that led to…
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US Debt Limit and the Kenyan Famine
The US debt limit has sharply come under scrutiny in the recent past and is considered a significant issue due to its impacts. The legislatures need to take an immediate action to avert a situation which would lead to the whole of the US economy being negatively affected. Currently attempts are being made to ensure…
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South Sudan Famine Crisis: National Perspective
Table of Contents Significance of the Issue Analysis Conclusion Reference List Significance of the Issue The present brief is devoted to the famine that was declared in South Sudan on February 20 of this year (Ombuor 2017, para 1). It is an unprecedented event for South Sudan with roughly 42% of the country’s population (4.9…
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The Effect of Famine in North Korea
The Asian continent is the world’s largest and most populous located mainly in the eastern and northern hemispheres. The population in Asia is estimated at about 4 billion people representing a whooping 60% of the world’s total human population as it currently stands (Lee 500). The Pacific Ocean borders Asian to the east while India…