In the African continent, there is a rather economically poor country ravaged by strife and civil unrest. Its citizens have been almost forgotten previously by other nations as the latter have progressed in civilization and modernization. This country has been left as a lone star amidst the global progress of others.
Flying the plain blue flag with the single white star in the middle, the flag of Somalia speaks more than just being a lone country. Ironically, it is not the only country in Africa having problems with the economy and overall civilization.
Being the cradle of civilization, as stated in many archaeological references and literature, the African continent may have been the start of what all of us are right now, but many have not been able to discern the significance of this idea, nor have they considered helping out their neighboring countries.
Perhaps the lack of international aid in the past may be excusable as the trend in nationalism was geared more to power and territoriality, hence the frequent wars and battles that ensued.
With the shift of nationalistic pride towards security and globalization, the United Nations was set up to be a platform for common national interests of participating nations. Several other subunits have sprouted from this, one of which is the WHO, UNESCO, WHF, and other organizations.
The foundation of this global group of countries united in the sense of nationalism has been a good thing for those countries not able to keep up with the ever changing progress of others. Financial as well as human resource help have been a great addition to meet the needs of the less developed countries.
It may be quite difficult to bring all other unfortunate countries at par with the current state of the most advanced countries immediately, but it is through this ideal that countries like Somalia, the lone star country in Africa to have good hope in rising from its ashes of poverty and deprivation.
