International recognition rewarded a phantom government while ignoring the functioning Somaliland one

Evidence

The ironic paradox in the summer of 2002 was that, while a government did not actually exist in Mogadishu, it was recognized and disingenuously promoted by the U.N.; in contrast, the functioning and democratically elected Somaliland government, that owed virtually everything to its own efforts, remained unrecognized. This absurd anomaly did nothing to assist southern Somalia’s recovery. Indeed, in many respects it retarded its real development. However much it may have served the interests of numerous layers of U.N. bureaucracy (and subsidiary professional peace makers), and sustained Italian nostalgia, this travesty of reality condemned the T.N.G. to a fantasy existence, and obscured and distorted the true situation in southern Somalia. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 705 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: International recognition was awarded to a phantom government while the functioning one was ignored.; The UN recognized a non-existent Mogadishu government while ignoring the functioning Somaliland one. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 705; Somaliland might be the only viable Somali state available (+1 more)

Related

• International recognition was awarded to a phantom government while the functioning one was ignored. (similarity 0.96)
• The UN recognized a non-existent Mogadishu government while ignoring the functioning Somaliland one. (similarity 0.94)
• The U.N. rushed recognition of a government that lacked wide support. (similarity 0.83)
• The UN served as a propaganda arm disguising the Transitional National Government’s failures (similarity 0.83)
• The Mogadishu government failed to heed the north’s referendum warning (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• The UN recognized a non-existent Mogadishu government while ignoring the functioning Somaliland one. #corroborates (0.95) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 705