However, the representative of the Hope for African Children Initiative, Bill Philbrick of CARE-USA, says the root cause of the crisis is poverty and declining social services.

• 尽管如此,非洲儿童希望计划的代表,美国国际援外合作署的比尔·菲尔布里克认为产生危机的根本原因是贫困和不断减少的社会福利。