Pythagoras
Senior Member
The United Nations is presently pushing to send food to Tigray in the hope of quelling the recent starvation of the citizenry. Tigray, which is currently facing a massive rebellion seemingly not ending soon, received a request for both factions to halt into a cease-fire to allow for UN aid to feed the Ethiopian peoples. My inquiry starts at why the UN has decided to feed people to allow them just to be shot after a meal as soon as the aid is delivered? Who decides who gets what food? Are we at that rate fueling a rebellion or supporting the ruling faction? I understand the humanitarian justification, but in order to better resolve the conflict between the warring factions, shouldn't they have the famine as a reason to make peace? What is the point of feeding the people if it makes them a target for someone else? I understand the rules of ceasefire and that it would normally rule out war for the time being; however, as several things before have shown, not every intervention goes according to plan.
What do you think of foreign aid? How do you think it will affect the conflict? Should the UN get Involved like so? Do you agree or disagree with the relief as of the current status of the rebellion? What would justify it? Why?
What do you think of foreign aid? How do you think it will affect the conflict? Should the UN get Involved like so? Do you agree or disagree with the relief as of the current status of the rebellion? What would justify it? Why?
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