Country Quote by Waris Dirie

Somalia is facing many problems, I don't even know where to start.

— Waris Dirie

I think now Somalia is turning a corner and we can, with the new political development, build on momentum - really build a peaceful…

— Jan Egeland

I think the biggest challenge for Somalia has been the sense that it is a hopeless case of incomprehensible internal conflicts and there is…

— Jan Egeland

We need better coordination on the international side, just as they need better and more effective efforts on the Somali side. We have too…

— Jan Egeland

We certainly would be happy for more help, but not at the price of condescension and arrogance. If the Europeans believe they can afford…

— Yoweri Museveni

I have big hope for the Canadian government to help Somalia with something concrete and tangible. I haven't seen that.

— Hawa Abdi

NGOs are dangerous. They do what the missionaries used to do in Colonial times. They are Trojan Horses. The worse the situation, the more…

— Arundhati Roy

Finally, I also come in recognition of the great work that has been undertaken by the NGOs and UN agencies that have been active…

— Jan Egeland

I think now, we in the international community are belatedly wanting to show our solidarity with the Somali peoples and also do our best…

— Jan Egeland

I don't have much in me left for Somalia, because the country is so broken, it's not realistic to daydream about it.

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali

It takes a lot of weapons to do good works (as Richard the Lionhearted could have told us). And this is not just a…

— P. J. O'Rourke

For the security of the UK, it matters a lot for Somalia to become a more stable place.

— William Hague