A plane with the UN envoy for human rights was denied landing rights in Baidoa (seat of the Somali parliament) not long ago, and pilots sometimes refuse to fly foreigners to Mogadishu, because it is too dangerous. The same lack of security applies to delivering aid: on a recent visit to North Somalia to assess humanitarian needs, a team from the International Rescue Committee of which I was a part spent more time, effort, and funds on security issues than on inspecting wells and evaluating the need for latrines, although the lack of water and sanitation is acute.
前不久，一架载有联合国人权特使的飞机被拒绝在Baidoa（索马里议会所在地）着陆。飞行员有时会拒绝将外国人送到摩加迪沙，因为那里太危险。在援助的实施方面也同样缺乏安全保障：在我亲历的国际救援委员会对索马里北部的最近一次评估考察中，我们的团队在安全事务方面花费的时间、精力和资金比在考察水井状况和对厕所的需求上还要多。虽然缺水和卫生问题是当务之急。