2. What is the World Food Program? (see "Background" below)

3. The U.N. Security Council investigation was originally initiated to look into violations of the UN's arms embargo on Somalia. What problems did investigators then find with the World Food Program in Somalia? Be specific.

4. What recommendations do the report's authors make for how to solve the problems with the World Food Program in Somalia?

5. a) In addition to reports on corruption with the World Food Program, what government corruption related to Somali pirates was uncovered? Be specific.
b) How have Somali officials responded to these accusations?

6. How have World Food Program officials at the U.N. responded to the report of corruption with their program?

7. Read the following reader comments on the article you just read. State whether you agree or disagree with each reader and explain your answers.

• "If the World Food Program is this disorganized that over half their assistance is diverted to undeserving or terrorist organizations then the US support for this organization should be immediately terminated and shifted to an organization that does their homework and runs efficiently with checks and balances. This is a disgrace and makes humanitarian projects look bad in all areas."
  
• "'Food Aid' should be an emergency aid, this has been going on for nearly two decades undermining the local farmers. I not only support the recent decision by the US to stop aid from rebel held areas and hope that it results stopping all food aid, its times after two decades of reliance outside food, to sink or swim. it annoys me to no end that what United nation sales [sic] to the world as help, actually hinders the long term viability of troubled nations. How can farmers compete with free food?"
  
• "As someone who has lived in Africa, I can assure you this takes place all over Africa. You can find food aid sent to Africa for sale in most markets. Of course the people who the food was sent to cannot afford to buy it at the market. Anything sent to Africa, that goes through the hands of government officials before it gets to the needy is going to get skimmed. Money, food, clothes. It does not matter. Government officials take what they want, give what they want to their families and give whatever is left to the needy. Usually nothing. Western countries have never understood this; if you want to give something to Africans give it directly to them. Anything else would be like giving money to a crack addict and telling him to pass it to his kid; it will never get there."