In a war stricken country of Liberia, Kofi Annan seems like a lifesaver. Trying to help this country, he is trying to help Liberia to survive in times of war. Annan spoke at one of the U.N's private meetings and asked for almost $500 million for this cause. Sadly the UN is only considering $200 million to help. Annan was saying that Liberia would automatically need $100 million to help the citizens.
The good news is Liberia is slowly, very slowly pulling itself together, or at least has become a more peaceful place. This happened when the former president Charles Taylor stepped down in August in 2003. but Liberia will still need lots of help. Only 3 million has been donated, and there are many important issues to cover. To name a couple there is the problem that only 38.3% of the population at 15 or older can read and write. Also 80% of the population is in poverty.
If the right amount of money is not given to help there is an even greater chance of the country to come back into war, have problems with the food supply, and a lot of sickness. "It will be hard if not impossible for Liberians to start rebuilding their country, while large groups of war victims still are lacking the most basic necessities of life" Annan said.
What do you think the U.S. could do to help Liberia?