Too often,he added, it is violated by the sin of men, by neglect,by private and selfish interests and by perverse logic and all types of speculations.

VOA: standard.2009.10.10

The drought, and nearly two decades of political unrest and economic neglect have left the Mudug region one of the poorest and least developed in Somalia.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06

"Unfortunately though, most of the key international actors who have displayed quite a lot of interest in what is going on in south and central Somalia over the past couple of years, have really continued to neglect and ignore what is going on here in Somaliland."

VOA: standard.2009.09.07