The document summarizes corruption in Somalia and the government's recent declaration of war on corruption. Some key points:
1) Somalia's Minister of Information has launched an anti-corruption campaign and will direct the program himself, citing corruption as a personal passion to address.
2) However, corruption is rampant in Somalia and takes many forms from bribery to nepotism. Transparency International recently ranked Somalia as the most corrupt country in the world.
3) The government has little control outside the capital and relies on African Union troops to fight terrorist groups. Corruption even permeates key sectors like ports, taxes, and management of foreign aid.
4) The Minister acknowledges Somalia is judged
Trafficking of women and children for commercial sexual exploitation is a serious problem in India. An estimated 3 million sex workers in India, 40% of whom are children, are trafficked within India or from neighboring countries like Bangladesh and Nepal. The Constitution prohibits trafficking. India has ratified international conventions and enacted national laws against trafficking. The government has implemented schemes to prevent trafficking, rescue and rehabilitate victims, and amend laws to better protect victims and increase punishment for traffickers. Efforts also aim to reduce demand through awareness campaigns and penalizing customers of brothels. Cross-border cooperation helps repatriate foreign trafficking victims.
Internet2 fue lanzado en 1996 por 34 investigadores universitarios para desarrollar la próxima generación de aplicaciones educativas y de investigación. Su objetivo es proveer una red avanzada separada de Internet comercial para facilitar las misiones de las universidades. Algunas aplicaciones clave incluyen bibliotecas digitales, videoconferencia y multicasting.
Palestra “A fraude e a evasão fiscais. Já ouviste falar de alergia fiscal” apresentada no Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, em 16 de Fevereiro de 2011 no âmbito da 4ª edição da atividade “À Descoberta das Rotas Matemáticas da UTL”.
Este documento describe las principales amenazas informáticas como los virus, troyanos y gusanos. Explica los tipos de virus más conocidos como Jerusalem, Barrotes y Melissa, así como sus modos de propagación a través de la ejecución inadvertida por los usuarios o la replicación a través de redes. Finalmente, menciona que los antivirus son programas diseñados para detectar y eliminar virus informáticos.
Tendai Mugwagwa has completed the professional level of ACCA examinations, passing five subjects - P1 Governance, Risk and Ethics, P2 Corporate Reporting, P3 Business Analysis, P4 Advanced Financial Management, and P7 Advanced Audit and Assurance. This April 2016 certificate from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants confirms Tendai Mugwagwa's registration number and qualifications at the professional level.
El documento resume una clase del Dr. Aranda sobre herramientas utilizadas en clases como diapositivas y prácticas de aprendizaje. La clase también discute la interacción entre docentes y alumnos, y exámenes y logros de los estudiantes. El Dr. Aranda enfatiza que ser docente significa dejar el alma en cada clase y aplicar los conocimientos adquiridos.
Trafficking of women and children for commercial sexual exploitation is a serious problem in India. An estimated 3 million sex workers in India, 40% of whom are children, are trafficked within India or from neighboring countries like Bangladesh and Nepal. The Constitution prohibits trafficking. India has ratified international conventions and enacted national laws against trafficking. The government has implemented schemes to prevent trafficking, rescue and rehabilitate victims, and amend laws to better protect victims and increase punishment for traffickers. Efforts also aim to reduce demand through awareness campaigns and penalizing customers of brothels. Cross-border cooperation helps repatriate foreign trafficking victims.
Internet2 fue lanzado en 1996 por 34 investigadores universitarios para desarrollar la próxima generación de aplicaciones educativas y de investigación. Su objetivo es proveer una red avanzada separada de Internet comercial para facilitar las misiones de las universidades. Algunas aplicaciones clave incluyen bibliotecas digitales, videoconferencia y multicasting.
Palestra “A fraude e a evasão fiscais. Já ouviste falar de alergia fiscal” apresentada no Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, em 16 de Fevereiro de 2011 no âmbito da 4ª edição da atividade “À Descoberta das Rotas Matemáticas da UTL”.
Este documento describe las principales amenazas informáticas como los virus, troyanos y gusanos. Explica los tipos de virus más conocidos como Jerusalem, Barrotes y Melissa, así como sus modos de propagación a través de la ejecución inadvertida por los usuarios o la replicación a través de redes. Finalmente, menciona que los antivirus son programas diseñados para detectar y eliminar virus informáticos.
Tendai Mugwagwa has completed the professional level of ACCA examinations, passing five subjects - P1 Governance, Risk and Ethics, P2 Corporate Reporting, P3 Business Analysis, P4 Advanced Financial Management, and P7 Advanced Audit and Assurance. This April 2016 certificate from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants confirms Tendai Mugwagwa's registration number and qualifications at the professional level.
El documento resume una clase del Dr. Aranda sobre herramientas utilizadas en clases como diapositivas y prácticas de aprendizaje. La clase también discute la interacción entre docentes y alumnos, y exámenes y logros de los estudiantes. El Dr. Aranda enfatiza que ser docente significa dejar el alma en cada clase y aplicar los conocimientos adquiridos.
El documento proporciona información sobre la planeación estratégica. Explica que la planeación estratégica es un proceso que ayuda a las organizaciones a anticipar el futuro y desarrollar planes para lograr sus objetivos. También describe los conceptos clave de la planeación estratégica como la misión, visión, análisis FODA y etapas del proceso de planeación.
The document discusses the Queensland government's crackdown on outlaw bikie gangs in response to a violent incident at a Gold Coast restaurant. Key aspects of the crackdown include:
1) Establishing a police taskforce to target bikie gangs and passing legislation (VLAD) allowing extra penalties for gang members and restrictions on their activities.
2) Proposals to dress bikie inmates in pink prison uniforms to embarrass and humiliate them, inspired by the "Arizona model" used by tough Sheriff Joe Arpaio in the US.
3) The government believes making bikies wear pink will undermine their tough image while bikies may see it as a
- Accord de consortium qui réunit des référents des collectivités locales, du bâtiment, des travaux publics, du transport, des infrastructures de mobilité, de l’énergie et de la technologie.
- Une approche transversale unique pour adresser simultanément les multiples besoins de la ville moderne et durable du 21e siècle, accélérer sa transformation et faciliter la vie urbaine.
This document provides an overview of Cloudera Impala, which is an interactive SQL query engine for processing large datasets stored in HDFS. It discusses how Impala addresses the challenges of running analytical queries over petabytes of data in near real-time without much effort. The architecture of Impala is explained, which involves Impala daemons, a state store, and distributed query planning and execution. Key features and benefits of Impala like its scalability, low latency, and ease of use are also highlighted.
Este documento descreve o modelo CTS (Ciência-Tecnologia-Sociedade) para ensino de ciências, incluindo sua origem na década de 1960, características como enfatizar a construção do conhecimento através da participação e contextualização social, e objetivos de formar cidadãos conscientes capazes de tomar decisões responsáveis.
Este documento describe varias redes sociales y navegadores web, incluyendo sus características, orígenes y usos. Se mencionan redes sociales como Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Hi5 y YouTube. También se describen navegadores como Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari y Opera, detallando sus funciones y orígenes.
Across the globe, patients are assumed to be full code to allow for prompt resuscitation, until code status can be discussed and clarified. There are numerous excellent reasons for this. Can you imagine if our systems decreed that DNR was the default? “Let’s not shock that VF, until we can clarify his code status.” Or, “let’s not resuscitate that child, after all, DNR is the default and her mother isn’t here yet!” Making DNR the default is not a good solution to ICU or hospital over-crowding. Let’s not mandate DNR, let’s mandate having reasonable code discussions early and often.
O documento discute o uso de influenciadores digitais para marcas. Ele explica o que são influenciadores digitais, seus tipos, como medir seu impacto e relação com as marcas. Também apresenta um caso de sucesso de uma marca que trabalhou com influenciadores digitais para promover uma viagem e gerar conteúdo orgânico com alcance significativo.
Apresentação da Professora Rita Almendra, sobre a temática de Design, no âmbito da iniciativa «Caminhos da Ciência, Tecnologia e Sociedade» organizada pela Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (UTL), na Faculdade de Arquitectura (FA).
Nguyen Quoc Dat has over 10 years of experience in banking and finance in Vietnam and the UK. He held several senior roles including Senior Finance and Communications Manager for the Vietnam Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 and Senior Cash Management Manager at Maritime Bank. He has strong skills in management, strategy, communication, analytics and building client relationships. His career objective is to work in banking and finance and help Vietnamese learners pursue similar careers.
The document discusses the issue of child piracy off the coast of Somalia and argues for the need for agreed international legislation to properly address it. It begins by providing background on the history of piracy in Somalia, which grew out of political instability and illegal fishing, and explains how children become involved in piracy due to factors like poverty, manipulation, and lack of alternatives. Currently, there is little international recognition of the problem and inconsistencies in how child pirates apprehended in different countries are treated. The document argues that legislation should be adapted from practices used for child soldiers, focusing on prosecuting recruiters, implementing rehabilitation programs, and addressing root causes to protect children.
I herewith republish an article which was originally published online (in the American Chronicle, Buzzle and AfroArticles) on the 27th May 2009. In fact, this article consists in the publication of a Peace Proposal that a Somali intellectual dispatched to me at the time. I merely added an introduction. His ideas may look unrealistic, but in our days quite unfortunately, the ‘unrealistic’ is ‘correct’ whereas the ‘realistic’ is ‘destructive’, This is not bizarre, as the Western socio-ideological paranoia still prevails in parts of this world, and mentally and physically defective statesmen pass lawless laws, which have absolutely no value and help only deteriorate the overall condition of today’s dehumanized Mankind.
As I am convinced that both, Mr. Abdirahman Haji Ahmed Aden’s proposal and my lugubrious introduction, are very meaningful and ostensibly valid today, more than 13 years after they were initially published, I re-share them online. Time has only reconfirmed the merit of his pertinent proposal and the force of my ominous prediction.
The document discusses the history and politics of Somalia, including the overthrow of dictator Siad Barre in 1991, subsequent foreign interventions and operations, the formation of Islamic Courts to provide legal services, and the establishment of the Transitional Federal Government in 2004. It also covers Somalia's geography, noting regions like Somaliland and Puntland. Other topics covered include Ethiopia's invasion in 2006 to remove the Union of Islamic Courts from power, debates around foreign engagement in Somalia, piracy off Somalia's coast, and potential partnerships and approaches to address the situation.
The document discusses illegal mining in South Africa and argues that the government's approach has been too narrow. It suggests that South Africa should adopt policies that allow for artisanal and small-scale mining as countries like Zimbabwe and the DRC have done. This could provide economic opportunities for poor South Africans and address problems of unemployment, poverty, and inequality. Rather than just viewing illegal mining as a criminal problem, the government needs a more balanced perspective that considers the socioeconomic drivers and potential benefits of legalizing artisanal mining.
The document summarizes the civil war and humanitarian crisis in Somalia over the past few decades. It describes the overthrow of Siad Barre's regime in 1991 which plunged the country into chaos and war between factions. The UN attempted interventions in 1992 but faced violence. The rise of the Islamic Courts Union brought some stability initially but conflict continued. Drought and flooding have exacerbated famine conditions, and child soldiers have been widely used in the fighting. The document calls for urgent humanitarian aid and peace efforts to address the dire situation.
Robert Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe since 1980. The country was once prosperous but has experienced economic decline and political instability over the past two decades. Mugabe's controversial land reforms in the 2000s disrupted agriculture and industrial production, leading to high unemployment, inflation, and food insecurity. Growing opposition to Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party's mismanagement have led to recent protests calling for electoral reforms and Mugabe's resignation. However, Mugabe maintains a tight grip on power through the security forces and revenues from diamond mining. The future of Zimbabwe remains uncertain as it faces elections in 2018.
Implications of the colonial economic legacy on the prospects and future of e...iosrjce
IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science is a double blind peer reviewed International Journal edited by International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR).The Journal provides a common forum where all aspects of humanities and social sciences are presented. IOSR-JHSS publishes original papers, review papers, conceptual framework, analytical and simulation models, case studies, empirical research, technical notes etc.
This document provides background information and discussion questions about the film Tsotsi. It summarizes the South African context of the film, including the contrasts between affluence and poverty in the country. It also discusses themes in the film such as motherhood, fatherhood, and motifs like hands and hope. Students are prompted to consider the characters and relationships in the film, and how they change over the course of the story. The document aims to get students thinking deeply about the issues portrayed in Tsotsi.
This document discusses human trafficking in Mozambique, including its root causes and recommendations. It finds that Mozambique is a source, transit, and destination country for human trafficking, primarily of women and children trafficked for sexual exploitation, forced labor, and organ harvesting to destinations like South Africa. Poverty, gender discrimination, cultural practices, the HIV/AIDS crisis, and lack of legislation exacerbate vulnerabilities. Weak law enforcement and organized crime networks exploit these factors. The document recommends that Mozambique ratify international anti-trafficking conventions and develop domestic anti-trafficking legislation and programs through collaboration between government, NGOs, and international organizations to better address this issue.
We believe everyone, everywhere has the right to a life free from slavery. But right now, millions of children and adults are trapped in slavery in every single country in the world. Including yours.
Modern slavery is the severe exploitation of other people for personal or commercial gain. Modern slavery is all around us, but often just out of sight. People can become entrapped making our clothes, serving our food, picking our crops, working in factories, or working in houses as cooks, cleaners or nannies.
From the outside, it can look like a normal job. But people are being controlled – they can face violence or threats, be forced into inescapable debt, or have had their passport taken away and are being threatened with deportation. Many have fallen into this oppressive trap simply because they were trying to escape poverty or insecurity, improve their lives and support their families. Now, they can’t leave
2)Forms of modern slavery
Modern slavery takes many forms. The most common are:
Human trafficking. The use of violence, threats or coercion to transport, recruit or harbour people in order to exploit them for purposes such as forced prostitution, labour, criminality, marriage or organ removal.
Forced labour. Any work or services people are forced to do against their will under threat of punishment.
Debt bondage/bonded labour. The world’s most widespread form of slavery. People trapped in poverty borrow money and are forced to work to pay off the debt, losing control over both their employment conditions and the debt.
Descent–based slavery. Most traditional form, where people are treated as property, and their “slave” status was passed down the maternal line.
Slavery of children. When a child is exploited for someone else’s gain. This can include child trafficking, child soldiers, child marriage and child domestic slavery.
Forced and early marriage. When someone is married against their will and cannot leave. Most child marriages can be considered slavery.
People end up trapped in modern slavery because they are vulnerable to being tricked, trapped and exploited, often as a result of poverty and exclusion. It is these external circumstances that push people into taking risky decisions in search of opportunities to provide for their families, or are simply pushed into jobs in exploitative conditions.
El documento proporciona información sobre la planeación estratégica. Explica que la planeación estratégica es un proceso que ayuda a las organizaciones a anticipar el futuro y desarrollar planes para lograr sus objetivos. También describe los conceptos clave de la planeación estratégica como la misión, visión, análisis FODA y etapas del proceso de planeación.
The document discusses the Queensland government's crackdown on outlaw bikie gangs in response to a violent incident at a Gold Coast restaurant. Key aspects of the crackdown include:
1) Establishing a police taskforce to target bikie gangs and passing legislation (VLAD) allowing extra penalties for gang members and restrictions on their activities.
2) Proposals to dress bikie inmates in pink prison uniforms to embarrass and humiliate them, inspired by the "Arizona model" used by tough Sheriff Joe Arpaio in the US.
3) The government believes making bikies wear pink will undermine their tough image while bikies may see it as a
- Accord de consortium qui réunit des référents des collectivités locales, du bâtiment, des travaux publics, du transport, des infrastructures de mobilité, de l’énergie et de la technologie.
- Une approche transversale unique pour adresser simultanément les multiples besoins de la ville moderne et durable du 21e siècle, accélérer sa transformation et faciliter la vie urbaine.
This document provides an overview of Cloudera Impala, which is an interactive SQL query engine for processing large datasets stored in HDFS. It discusses how Impala addresses the challenges of running analytical queries over petabytes of data in near real-time without much effort. The architecture of Impala is explained, which involves Impala daemons, a state store, and distributed query planning and execution. Key features and benefits of Impala like its scalability, low latency, and ease of use are also highlighted.
Este documento descreve o modelo CTS (Ciência-Tecnologia-Sociedade) para ensino de ciências, incluindo sua origem na década de 1960, características como enfatizar a construção do conhecimento através da participação e contextualização social, e objetivos de formar cidadãos conscientes capazes de tomar decisões responsáveis.
Este documento describe varias redes sociales y navegadores web, incluyendo sus características, orígenes y usos. Se mencionan redes sociales como Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Hi5 y YouTube. También se describen navegadores como Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari y Opera, detallando sus funciones y orígenes.
Across the globe, patients are assumed to be full code to allow for prompt resuscitation, until code status can be discussed and clarified. There are numerous excellent reasons for this. Can you imagine if our systems decreed that DNR was the default? “Let’s not shock that VF, until we can clarify his code status.” Or, “let’s not resuscitate that child, after all, DNR is the default and her mother isn’t here yet!” Making DNR the default is not a good solution to ICU or hospital over-crowding. Let’s not mandate DNR, let’s mandate having reasonable code discussions early and often.
O documento discute o uso de influenciadores digitais para marcas. Ele explica o que são influenciadores digitais, seus tipos, como medir seu impacto e relação com as marcas. Também apresenta um caso de sucesso de uma marca que trabalhou com influenciadores digitais para promover uma viagem e gerar conteúdo orgânico com alcance significativo.
Apresentação da Professora Rita Almendra, sobre a temática de Design, no âmbito da iniciativa «Caminhos da Ciência, Tecnologia e Sociedade» organizada pela Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (UTL), na Faculdade de Arquitectura (FA).
Nguyen Quoc Dat has over 10 years of experience in banking and finance in Vietnam and the UK. He held several senior roles including Senior Finance and Communications Manager for the Vietnam Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 and Senior Cash Management Manager at Maritime Bank. He has strong skills in management, strategy, communication, analytics and building client relationships. His career objective is to work in banking and finance and help Vietnamese learners pursue similar careers.
The document discusses the issue of child piracy off the coast of Somalia and argues for the need for agreed international legislation to properly address it. It begins by providing background on the history of piracy in Somalia, which grew out of political instability and illegal fishing, and explains how children become involved in piracy due to factors like poverty, manipulation, and lack of alternatives. Currently, there is little international recognition of the problem and inconsistencies in how child pirates apprehended in different countries are treated. The document argues that legislation should be adapted from practices used for child soldiers, focusing on prosecuting recruiters, implementing rehabilitation programs, and addressing root causes to protect children.
I herewith republish an article which was originally published online (in the American Chronicle, Buzzle and AfroArticles) on the 27th May 2009. In fact, this article consists in the publication of a Peace Proposal that a Somali intellectual dispatched to me at the time. I merely added an introduction. His ideas may look unrealistic, but in our days quite unfortunately, the ‘unrealistic’ is ‘correct’ whereas the ‘realistic’ is ‘destructive’, This is not bizarre, as the Western socio-ideological paranoia still prevails in parts of this world, and mentally and physically defective statesmen pass lawless laws, which have absolutely no value and help only deteriorate the overall condition of today’s dehumanized Mankind.
As I am convinced that both, Mr. Abdirahman Haji Ahmed Aden’s proposal and my lugubrious introduction, are very meaningful and ostensibly valid today, more than 13 years after they were initially published, I re-share them online. Time has only reconfirmed the merit of his pertinent proposal and the force of my ominous prediction.
The document discusses the history and politics of Somalia, including the overthrow of dictator Siad Barre in 1991, subsequent foreign interventions and operations, the formation of Islamic Courts to provide legal services, and the establishment of the Transitional Federal Government in 2004. It also covers Somalia's geography, noting regions like Somaliland and Puntland. Other topics covered include Ethiopia's invasion in 2006 to remove the Union of Islamic Courts from power, debates around foreign engagement in Somalia, piracy off Somalia's coast, and potential partnerships and approaches to address the situation.
The document discusses illegal mining in South Africa and argues that the government's approach has been too narrow. It suggests that South Africa should adopt policies that allow for artisanal and small-scale mining as countries like Zimbabwe and the DRC have done. This could provide economic opportunities for poor South Africans and address problems of unemployment, poverty, and inequality. Rather than just viewing illegal mining as a criminal problem, the government needs a more balanced perspective that considers the socioeconomic drivers and potential benefits of legalizing artisanal mining.
The document summarizes the civil war and humanitarian crisis in Somalia over the past few decades. It describes the overthrow of Siad Barre's regime in 1991 which plunged the country into chaos and war between factions. The UN attempted interventions in 1992 but faced violence. The rise of the Islamic Courts Union brought some stability initially but conflict continued. Drought and flooding have exacerbated famine conditions, and child soldiers have been widely used in the fighting. The document calls for urgent humanitarian aid and peace efforts to address the dire situation.
Robert Mugabe has ruled Zimbabwe since 1980. The country was once prosperous but has experienced economic decline and political instability over the past two decades. Mugabe's controversial land reforms in the 2000s disrupted agriculture and industrial production, leading to high unemployment, inflation, and food insecurity. Growing opposition to Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party's mismanagement have led to recent protests calling for electoral reforms and Mugabe's resignation. However, Mugabe maintains a tight grip on power through the security forces and revenues from diamond mining. The future of Zimbabwe remains uncertain as it faces elections in 2018.
Implications of the colonial economic legacy on the prospects and future of e...iosrjce
IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science is a double blind peer reviewed International Journal edited by International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR).The Journal provides a common forum where all aspects of humanities and social sciences are presented. IOSR-JHSS publishes original papers, review papers, conceptual framework, analytical and simulation models, case studies, empirical research, technical notes etc.
This document provides background information and discussion questions about the film Tsotsi. It summarizes the South African context of the film, including the contrasts between affluence and poverty in the country. It also discusses themes in the film such as motherhood, fatherhood, and motifs like hands and hope. Students are prompted to consider the characters and relationships in the film, and how they change over the course of the story. The document aims to get students thinking deeply about the issues portrayed in Tsotsi.
This document discusses human trafficking in Mozambique, including its root causes and recommendations. It finds that Mozambique is a source, transit, and destination country for human trafficking, primarily of women and children trafficked for sexual exploitation, forced labor, and organ harvesting to destinations like South Africa. Poverty, gender discrimination, cultural practices, the HIV/AIDS crisis, and lack of legislation exacerbate vulnerabilities. Weak law enforcement and organized crime networks exploit these factors. The document recommends that Mozambique ratify international anti-trafficking conventions and develop domestic anti-trafficking legislation and programs through collaboration between government, NGOs, and international organizations to better address this issue.
We believe everyone, everywhere has the right to a life free from slavery. But right now, millions of children and adults are trapped in slavery in every single country in the world. Including yours.
Modern slavery is the severe exploitation of other people for personal or commercial gain. Modern slavery is all around us, but often just out of sight. People can become entrapped making our clothes, serving our food, picking our crops, working in factories, or working in houses as cooks, cleaners or nannies.
From the outside, it can look like a normal job. But people are being controlled – they can face violence or threats, be forced into inescapable debt, or have had their passport taken away and are being threatened with deportation. Many have fallen into this oppressive trap simply because they were trying to escape poverty or insecurity, improve their lives and support their families. Now, they can’t leave
2)Forms of modern slavery
Modern slavery takes many forms. The most common are:
Human trafficking. The use of violence, threats or coercion to transport, recruit or harbour people in order to exploit them for purposes such as forced prostitution, labour, criminality, marriage or organ removal.
Forced labour. Any work or services people are forced to do against their will under threat of punishment.
Debt bondage/bonded labour. The world’s most widespread form of slavery. People trapped in poverty borrow money and are forced to work to pay off the debt, losing control over both their employment conditions and the debt.
Descent–based slavery. Most traditional form, where people are treated as property, and their “slave” status was passed down the maternal line.
Slavery of children. When a child is exploited for someone else’s gain. This can include child trafficking, child soldiers, child marriage and child domestic slavery.
Forced and early marriage. When someone is married against their will and cannot leave. Most child marriages can be considered slavery.
People end up trapped in modern slavery because they are vulnerable to being tricked, trapped and exploited, often as a result of poverty and exclusion. It is these external circumstances that push people into taking risky decisions in search of opportunities to provide for their families, or are simply pushed into jobs in exploitative conditions.
Most pirate attacks have occurred off the coast of Somalia, which started as a way for locals to make money but has become a lucrative criminal business. Pirates work in loosely organized clans and bribe Somali officials to use ports. While there is some evidence of ties to terrorist groups, most pirates work independently and keep the ransom money for themselves and their families. Countries have sent naval patrols but capturing pirates is difficult without helicopters, and ships must also take precautions to protect themselves.
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The document is the 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report published by the U.S. Department of State. It discusses human trafficking globally and the U.S. government's efforts to combat it. The Secretary of State's introduction emphasizes that trafficking victims are real people who have been robbed of their basic human rights. The report provides an overview of human trafficking, including sex trafficking, forced labor, debt bondage, and discusses government and private sector roles in preventing trafficking in global supply chains.
This document discusses the global problem of forced labor. It defines forced labor as work done against one's will under threat of punishment. Forced labor affects millions worldwide, especially in agriculture, domestic work, construction, mining, and commercial sex work. Asia and the Pacific have the most victims at 11.7 million people. The document then discusses specific issues with forced labor in mining in Africa and Italy. It concludes by providing resources on how to tackle the problem, including videos from organizations working to end forced labor.
The document discusses the dry bulk shipping market and predicts that Korea Line will not go bankrupt due to support from the South Korean government. While bankruptcy predictions have not come to pass, the dry bulk market is struggling with overcapacity as supply exceeds demand, causing freight rates to fall significantly despite strong commodity demand. New ship orders continue to be delivered, worsening the outlook for owners' financial strength unless scrapping increases substantially. The future of the Confidential Hazardous Incident Reporting Programme (Chirp), which allows seafarers to anonymously report safety issues, is uncertain after the UK government withdrew financial support. Shipping industry donors have so far not made up the shortfall, despite calls for donations.
The document discusses challenges facing the Somali National Army in neutralizing Al-Shabaab. It notes that the army faces issues like tribal differences, lack of ideology, extremism, and lack of equipment. Specifically, it lacks basic force multiplier equipment like vehicles and communication technologies. Continued financial support from sources like charcoal sales and foreign donors has allowed Al-Shabaab to sustain operations and limit the army's ability to accomplish its mission.
Xenophobic violence has broken out in South Africa, with locals attacking and killing foreign nationals. Locals claim foreigners are responsible for crime and lack of economic opportunities. However, foreign nationals make large economic contributions and many fought for South Africa's liberation. The attacks undermine South Africa's principles of unity and tolerance, and threaten its economy, security, and international reputation. Nelson Mandela's vision was for all people to live together in harmony with equal opportunities.
The document discusses ECOWAS' role in recent political events in West Africa, including coups in Mali and Guinea-Bissau and elections in Senegal. It notes that ECOWAS deployed election observers and contributed to successful elections in Senegal. It also discusses ECOWAS' challenges in responding to the coup in Mali and deepening instability in the Sahel region, as well as generally encouraging signs of ECOWAS and the AU working to resolve crises and entrench democracy, though vigilance is still needed. It concludes by joking that ECOWAS has experience responding to coups and hopes it will eventually earn a "problem-solver" t-shirt for
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The article discusses terrorism as a permanent global threat and analyzes Al Qaeda's decentralized strategy of waging war on multiple fronts simultaneously. It uses the metaphor of a "Big Jelly Ball" to illustrate how Al Qaeda shifts between theaters of operation to exhaust its opponents. Key points are that Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, the Sahel region are current conflict zones, and addressing issues like the Arab-Israeli conflict and lack of democracy is needed to help resolve the broader conflict.
- Swearing is common in modern society, with studies finding that over 75% of people swear regularly for no reason. However, swearing was once thought to physically injure Jesus Christ in medieval times.
- There are different types of swearers, from those who swear excessively in everyday speech, to those who only swear occasionally in moments of strong emotion or pain.
- While some swear words like "hell" and "damn" have lost impact over time, other words like racial slurs have become increasingly unacceptable as language evolves.
1) Toilet disinfectants and other cleaning products often claim to kill 99.9% of germs, but their effectiveness in the real world may be less than advertised.
2) Studies have found that hand sanitizers only kill between 46-60% of microbes on children's hands despite 99.99% claims, and their effectiveness relies on optimal laboratory conditions rather than real-world use.
3) While product regulations only require effectiveness against a range of microbes, manufacturers are not required to disclose which specific bacteria or viruses their products can or cannot kill.
1) The document criticizes the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and its Managing Director Mark Scott. It argues that the ABC receives government funding yet promotes a left-wing bias in its reporting.
2) It points to comments made by the Russian ambassador supporting the idea that the ABC's unfavorable coverage of the Australian government's asylum policies contributed to funding cuts. However, the ABC failed to report on these comments.
3) The document sarcastically argues that the ABC, under Mark Scott's leadership, has failed to live up to its claims of being balanced, principled, and providing value for taxpayers' money given its low ratings and perceived left-wing bias.
This document provides tips for writing political memoirs. It suggests ex-politicians get started early to capitalize on interest while memories are fresh. Memoirs by high-profile figures like ex-PMs will likely find larger audiences. However, the document cautions against self-justification and attempts to rewrite history. Instead, it advises including revealing anecdotes and stories that show unsparing honesty and transparency rather than trying to appear central to all successes. Boring genealogical details or policy submissions should be avoided in favor of more sensational revelations.
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1. Rooting out corruption – Somaliatakes a stand
You may have misseditlastweekbutthe Governmentof Somaliahasstrucka blow forall that is
good,decentandhonestbydeclaringwaron corruption.
Now,please stoplaughing.Thisisserious.
Indeed,HisExcellencyMustafa SheikhAli Duhulow,the MinisterforInformation,istakingavery
fearless“hands-on”approach,sayinginhisannouncementthathe woulddirectthe programme
himself asthe fightagainstcorruptioninall of itsformswas a “personalpassion”.
ThiscourageousMinistercouldgive lessonstothe NSWIndependentCommissionAgainst
Corruption.
“Corruption takesmany forms,” he saidinhisannouncement. “Taking bribes,skimming funds,giving
jobsto friendsand family,perverting the courseof justice are justfour.This is holding Somalia back
and mustbe stopped.TheFederalGovernmentof Somalia (FGS) will providethelegislation and all
the necessary support butitis only the Somalipeople who can actually stop the corruption.”
The bottom line,he saidbravely,wasthat, “TheFSG is committed to dealing with theissue of
corruption and fromnowon will showzero tolerance.” Presumably,thatmeant “zero tolerance”of
any andall manifestationsof corruptionandbegsthe questionof how much “tolerance”has been
showninthe past.
Well,rathera lotactuallyand,of that,more later.
EveryMinisterineverygovernmentalwayslikestomake the pointthatthe governedare all decent,
honest,kindandreallycleverfolks (thisisbestillustratedbythe rulerstheyhave chosen) andHis
Excellencycertainlydidn’tmissthatpoliticalimperative. “Somalisareknown throughouttheworld
fortheir businessacumen,”he saidwhich wouldhave come assomewhatof asurprise tothe
international businesscommunityif anybodyinithadevenbotheredtogive itthe merestthought.
However,the Minister’sclaimisnotwithoutfoundationforthe verydayhe announcedhiscampaign
againstcorruptionitwas announcedby a pirate gang thattheyhad releasedaGerman-American
journalistMichael ScottMoore afterpaymentof a US$1.6 millionransom.Moore,45,had beenheld
for twoyearsand eightmonths.
AssociatedPressreportedthatapirate commanderinthe coastal townof Hobyo,the quaintly
namedBile Hussein,hadsaidthattheyhadgottentiredof holdingMoore and were increasingly
concernedthatthe USA woulduse force to try and free him.Theyhadhopedtoget somethinglike
US$5 millionbut,showingtheirinternationally-recognisedbusinessacumen,theysettledforthe
much lowersum.Afterall,everysmartbusiness operatorrealisesthatsometimesyoujusthave to
cut your lossesandmove on.
The legendarySomali commitmenttoopenandfree competitioninbusinessactivitygotitslatest
boostwhen,afterthisransomwaspaid,rival pirate gangshad a bloodygunfightoverwhoshould
2. have the loot.At leastfourwere killedandeightwoundedwhich meantathinningof the ranksat
the AGM for the Somali Chamberof Commerce andIndustry.
And,inany case,Moore was kidnappedwhilehe wasresearchingabookaboutpiracyso it served
himrightreally buthe nowhas some unique insights intohischosensubject and,incidentally,some
guaranteedandveryhandyworld-wide publicitywhenhisbookisfinallypublished.Aswithall
businessdealsbetweenprofessionalsdisplayingreal acumen,itwasawin-winsituation.
It’s notas if Somalisaren’tlaw-abidingwhichshouldencourage the Minister. Onthe same dayas his
announcement,itwasrevealedthata local womanwhohad allegedlyconfessedtoadulteryhad
beenburieduptoher neckinsoil and killedbyhavinglarge rocksthrownather bymasked
executionerswhile anappreciative crowdlookedon.Now,that’slaw andorderforyou and beats
the hell outof NeighbourhoodWatch.
Somalia,acountry of some tenand a half millionsouls onthe hornof Africa,came intoexistence in
1960 whenthe formercolonyof BritishSomaliaandthe thenItalianUN Protectorate of Somalia(pre
war, the Italiancolonyof Somalia) were cobbledtogether.There were the usual de rigueur
statementsfromeverybodyabouthowaproud independentnew nation wasonitswayto a bright
happyfuture of peace,self-fulfilmentandgrowthalthough,tryasI may,I couldn’tactuallyfind any
glowingreference tothe inherent “businessacumen” of the citizenry.
Thingsprettyquicklywentdownhillwhich,tobe fair,isthe Africanwayand notsome peculiarlack
of goodmannersamongSomalis. In1969, the thenPresidentwasshotdeadbyhisown bodyguard
and thisprecipitatedamilitarycoupanda dictatorMohamedSiadBarre seizedcontrol.He more or
lesskeptthingstogetherwithaverypersuasivepolicytoensure popular acquiescence if not
acceptance and whichincludedbrutal repression,murder,torture,kidnappingandjailingof rivals,
confiscationof everythingyoucouldgrab, strictcensorship,abolishingparliamentandthe courts
and free milkforall childrenunderthe age of ten.
Well,the free milkbitisn’ttrue.IbetyouguessedImade itup justto make himlookgood.But, say
whatyou like aboutPresidentBarre he gave ithisbestshot and,despite this,sufficientungrateful
localsrevoltedandtoppledhisregime in1991. It seemsthe localsrecalledhisboast –“I came to
powerwith a gun,only a gun can makeme go” – and tookup arms againsthim.He managedto get
out justintime.
That astute judge of international statespersons,Cuba’sFidel Castroonce hada chat withBarre and
latertoldthe East GermancommunistbossErichHoneckerthat, “aboveall he is a chauvinist”which
was ratherunkindsince theywere bothcommittedtothe splendididealsof socialism.
The nexttwentyyearsinSomaliawere asuccessionof bitterbloodyfeudsbetweenrivalwarlords
and leadersof clansandsub-clans.Attemptstoformanysort of stable governmentwere always
doomedtofailure andthe country - whichiscomprisedoverwhelminglyMuslimsof the Sunni faith -
saw the inevitable rise of al-Shabaab,afundamentalistterroristoutfitalliedtoal-Qaeda.
Thisorganisationhashad mixedsuccessimposingfundamentalistSharialaw byforce andhas
sometimessplitintowarringfactionsbutattempts –largelybythe USA – to eradicate ithave not
proventobe entirelysuccessful.
3. WithBarre gone,the oldBritishcolonydeclareditself independentand,strangelyenough,thisself-
declaredRepublicof Somaliaisthe mostpeaceful,mostdemocraticandmostprogressive partof the
country.Perhapsthatis whynobodyrecognisesit.Anotherlarge chunkof the fragmentednationis
the semi-autonomousPuntland Republicof Somaliawhich,like the neighbouringRepublicof Somalia
isnot recognisedbyanybody.Notthateitherof them muchcare to be honest.
In fact,the Federal Governmentof Somalia whichwasfoundedinAugust2012 and of which Mustafa
SheikhAli DuhulowisInformationMinister substantiallyonly existsonpaperanddoesn’tevenhave
firmcontrol of the capital Mogadishu.
The US Central Intelligence Agencywhichisnotnotedforitssense of ironysayson its World
Factbook thatSomaliais “in theprocessof building a FederalParliamentary republic” – that’sit,
nothingelse which,atleast,soundspromising andhasthe benefitof notrequiringanychange for
quite a long,longtime.The US hashad any numberof unfortunate experiencesinSomalia including,
mostfamously,the 1993 incursionaspart of a UN force andmade famousin the 2001 movie Black
HawkDown.
Later thisepisode wasrenamedthe FirstBattle of Mogadishutonaturallydistinguishitfromthe
SecondBattle of Mogadishuin2006. The Yanks had the good sense nottohave anythingat all to do
withthissecondroundof mindlessbloodlettingandleftitall tothe locals because theyare so good
at it.
Overthe years,one of the mostsuccessful businessmodelsof Somali entrepreneurs –remember
theiracknowledged “businessacumen”–has beenwholesale piracy.Shipsfromall countriesfoolish
enoughtosail anywhere nearthe Somali coast were threatened,capturedandheldforransom.It
had proventobe a nice little earneralthoughthe glosscame off thisburgeoning enterprise when
the UN SecurityCouncil inJune 2008 unanimouslyvotedtoallow countriestosendwarshipsto
confrontthe pirates.
Facedwithreallybigshipswithreallybigseriousguns,manyof the pirateshauleddownthe Jolly
Rogerand decidedacorporate strategymeetingshouldbe heldunderthe guidance andinspiration
of a hands-onfacilitatortoredefineobjectivesinthe newlyemergingandchallengingenvironment,
to assesscurrentinitiativesandtothinkoutside of the box vis-a-visgoal setting. The sensible
decisionwasto switchto kidnappingbecausethatwasdone onlandand the infidels’warships
couldn’tgothere.
Young people,beingyoungpeople,still hadtheirinnocentfuntryingthe oddbitof piracy here and
there butreallythe pirate communityhadlostitssense of purpose anditssense of achievementand
I wouldnotbe one bit surprisedif theynow heldnostalgianights,relivingpastglories. “Ah,
rememberthatSwedish tankerbackin ‘92 Abdus?”“Oh yes Aashif,butwhataboutthatIberian-
registered merchantship in ’07? Remember,I wasthe onewho machine-gunned itsdeckswhen they
wouldn’timmediately stop – ah,the good old daysto be sure.”
But let’sgetback to the war on corruption.
On August30 lastTransparencyInternational (TI) –a respectedinternational non-political group –
rankedSomaliaasthe most corrupt countryinthe world.
4. More insorrow thanin anger,TI observed, “Thecountry isbarely held togetherby an incredibly loose
central governmentand ismoreaccurately being run by a numberof competing clansand warlords,
creating lots of hostility and division ... information on theinner workingsof Somalia’sgovernment
and its economicsystemis scarce.That aloneis rather telling, ascorruptofficials may notwant
outsidersseeing the true picture of what’sgoing on insidethe country’sborders.”
The TI website isalivelyone indeed,reportingoncorruption- relatedissuesaroundthe world.
Somaliagets0% inthe “percentile rank”on the control of perceptionand,inthe cruellest snubof all,
it hascompletelyignoredthe Somali Minister’scall toarms.Sometimessayingnothingsaysmore
than a whole bunchof words evercould.
Reallyhittingitsstride,TIcontinued, “Both petty and grand formsof corruption areprevalentin
Somalia,permeating key sectionsof the economy such asportsand airports,tax and customs
collection, immigration,telecommunicationsand managementof aid resources...corruption
manifestsitself through variouspracticesincluding grosspublicfinancial mismanagement,large
scale misappropriation of publicand donorfunds,unethicaland professionalnegligenceand
concealmentof actualresource flows.”
Last December,the Somali ForeignAffairsMinisterhadamajorwhinge abouthow the European
Unionwasn’tfunding hergovernment.The EUhitback saying, “The statement...is untrueand,we,
the EU,spend millions of dollarsin aiding Somalia.Howeverif (the Minister) meantthattheEU
doesn’tdirectly hand overfundsto the central governmentof Somalia then sheis right becausethe
EU doesn’ttrustthecorruption overburdened regimein Mogadishu.”
One particularlysadexample of corruptionexposedthe Somali EducationDepartmentwhichexists
inname only.Notonlydoesn’titrun anyschools,itdoesn’thave somuch as a single textbook.
Turkey,ina humanitariangesture,fundedscholarshipsfordeservingstudentsbutthese were
dispersedtofriendsof the governmentonthe basisof tribal loyalties.Appalledbythis,Turkeysent
itsown representativestoadministerthe scholarships,setthe examsandhadthemmarked in
Turkeywithresultspublishedonline.
Corruptionknowsnolimits –unskilledanduntrainedso-called“athletes”are senttothe Olympic
Gamesas a jauntand football teams –despite beingnaturallyvettedforgovernmentloyalties –
regularlydefectseekingpolitical orrefugeeasylumwhensentabroad.
In Julylastyear,the UN MonitoringGroup onSomaliareportedthatthe Central Bankhad become a
“slush fund”for patronage networkswithastaggering80% of withdrawalsfor “privatepurposes”.In
one documentedcase anenterprisingcashierinthe Finance Ministrywithdrew US$20.5millionfor
himself.Now thatsure shows “businessacumen”,doesn’tit?OnlytwomonthsearlierinMay,2013,
Britain,the EU andthe USA pledged$350 milliontopayformost of the Somali annual budget.
The UN Group,incidentally,saidthe governmentonlycontrolledsectionsof the countryaroundthe
capital and onthe southernborderwithKenya.
5. AfricanUniontroops(AMISOM) are fightingthe al-Shabaabterroristswithoutthe slightesthelpof
the Somali militaryandaspokesmansaid, “Somalimilitary areundisciplined,corruptand unableto
manageorcontrolthe areasliberated fromal-Shabaab. (They) areselling theweaponsdonated to
themby the internationalcommunityto al-Shabaab terroristgroups.”
However,I’mprettyconfidentthatnone of thisfazesthe InformationMinisterwho,presumably,is
pressingaheadwithhisanti-corruptioncampaign.
His statementannouncinghiscampaignwas,tosome extent,realistic.
“Unfortunately,Somalia is...judged to be amongstthemostcorruptcountriesin the world,along
with thelikes of Afghanistan,NorthKorea and Iraq.Wehavepicked up a numberof ‘bad habits’in
the way we do business,someof which are symptomsof themodern world,someof which go back
generations.Weneed to moveaway frompracticeslike bribery,nepotismand so on and modernise
ourideas if we are to takefull advantageof thenaturalresourcesand skills of ourpopulation if we
are to flourish and prosperas a nation.”
I can onlywishHisExcellencythe bestof luck.