The UN is responsible for hundreds of thousands of men starving to death through negligence

I have something I need to say, that's been on my mind for a while. I don't really know how to start, or where I can say it...I'm sitting at home right now and I guess now is as good a time as any.

The UN is responsible for letting countless men die by negligence...as official policy. I've been volunteering for the UN for over 4 years, from Haiti to Sudan to Syria. I've seen and done a lot.

The UN has lots of programs committed to international aid, such as the WFP (world food programme), and these programs are active around the world in impoverished and tragedy stricken areas, providing food, shelter, healthcare, etc. However, the UN usually ignores or excludes men from these programs, and as a result many men die.

I first noticed this in Haiti after the earthquake in 2011. The WFP sent up stations across the country to hand out bags of rice for people to eat....the catch was, only women were allowed to get food.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123202099

The idea was that women would go back and give food to their families, and everybody would be feed. the thing is....that isnt what happened. and, not to mention, there were many single men without families who were left out. as you can see in the story, they were literally left on the street to starve. The WFP made promises to make an effort to feed single men to, but it never happened. in the month, they werent given any food, and had to turn to crime, or get arrested intentionally for food, or starve to death, which many of them did.

even the salvation army do this sort of thing to....they moved men to the back of the line, and many women who already got food somewhere else went and got seconds, while men got none. ill copy and paste below:

"WFP spokesman Marcus Prior told IRIN the agency was targeting women to reach the most vulnerable and to reduce chaos during food handouts. But the Salvation Army’s Frick suggested this could actually make women more vulnerable. When her organization moved women to the front of queues in previous food distributions, some men charged discrimination. “The women go home with these rice bags they can hardly carry and men see them. They have to live in these communities and be the target of anger,” said Frick. She said as many women as men had sparked chaos during handouts and pointed out that many households now have no women in them and so would be excluded from distributions focusing on women. Prior said WFP was counting on NGOs and community leaders to bend the rules as necessary for such families. [6]"

The officially unofficial- or unofficially official, depending on how you see it- policy of the UN/WFP is to only target women for food distribution, and generally, only give food to women. on their website, can you see how they have women as a special category:

http://www.wfp.org/hunger/who-are

Here's a PDF on the UNs official food distribution policy. I copy and pasted the relevant parts below:

http://www.unhcr.org/4794b6382.pdf

"Ensure that standard procedures are in place and well known to all, to guarantee the safety of women and children during food distribution. Ensure the adoption of a zero-tolerance policy for sexual exploitation and other forms of abuse of power by aid workers or those providing food aid. To this end, it is important to: – hire female staff for key managerial positions in food aid programmes – make sure that all IDPs are aware of their entitlements and rights; – maintain complaint referral mechanisms and mailboxes in the camps or collective settings for the population to communicate their concerns – ensure that distributions are undertaken by a combined group of stakeholders, including men and women, to avoid corruption and deviation; – make sure that women are also on the receiving end of the distributions, either in the company of their spouses or alone to directly receive the food rations for their family. – monitor the store’s management and record-keeping frequently; – provide safe waiting areas for children during lengthy food-distribution processes to avoid any forms of violence and abuse or family separation during that time; – ensure that all humanitarian staff know the consequences of abuse of power. provide transportation assistance, if needed, so women, children, older persons and persons with disabilities have access to food."

Notice how men are specifically written out, so therefore, they cannot receive any of the services. I've seen this happen so many times...women having to go back twice to get food for men, and if a woman doesnt go for a man's supply, he simply doesnt eat.

the same thing happened in ebola. the UN set up treatment centers for those affected, and food centers for the parts of serria leone and surrounding countries hit hardest, and yet, only women were allowed it. ive put the link below, then copy and pasted the most relevant parts as its quite a long document:

The conclusion of the Gender Alert is quite interesting: Negligible gender-specific data is currently available, highlighting the need for greater priority to be given to collecting sex- and age-disaggregated data. Needs assessments and project developments must prioritise the collection and analysis of sex-and age-disaggregated data and gender-responsive consultations with women, girls, boys and men. [3 pp 5] But regardless of not knowing the gender related implications of this outbreak, the recommendations are quite telling. In Ebola-affected communities and quarantined areas women should be prioritized in the provision of medical supplies, food, care, social protection measures and psychosocial services. Particular attention should be paid to pregnant and nursing women. [3 pp 3] And: The food security response must ensure that female and child-headed households – especially in quarantined locations - are specifically identified and targeted in all food distributions, cash for work, food for work etc. interventions. The food security response and livelihood orientated agencies must ensure that women and female headed households are specifically targeted in post-crisis economic recovery efforts such as seeds, livestock and tool distributions. [3 pp 4]

http://www.unwomen.org/~/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2014/iasc%20final%20humanitarian%20crisis%20in%20west%20africa%20ebola%20gender%20alert%20%20september%202014.pdf

I've been in west africa for Ebola, and I saw first hand what this meant...men being left without food, healthcare, or preventive measures. Men literally dying on the streets.