A/HRC/12/44 page 20 up in Puntland. Similar activities could be considered for training teachers and nurses. Indeed, any activity that would create an impression in the minds of the people that the Government is concerned about their welfare would be useful. 93. The Government, with the assistance of the international community, should develop and implement formal, concrete, time-bound plans of action to halt the recruitment and use of children. It should also facilitate the release of all children recruited or used unlawfully by its armed forces and secure their access to protection and reintegration programmes. B. For the international community 94. It is of utmost importance that the international community recognize that Somalia is not only facing one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world today, but also a very serious security challenge linked to global terrorism which, if not handled urgently, could worsen. Outside help that is reportedly constantly arriving in support of the opposition appears to have accelerated in recent months. Not only is more money being injected, but more foreign fighters are also being introduced. This must be checked with a greater sense of urgency than has been the case to date. 95. Nearly two decades of almost incessant warfare has shattered the lives of the ordinary people of Somalia, who have somehow managed to survive. They live in a fragile State in which many national institutions have more or less been destroyed or severely damaged and require rebuilding, in terms of both infrastructure and capacity. The police and security forces in the entire south-central region are in a very poor state and must be revived, revamped and reconstructed. In Somaliland and Puntland, where institutions exist, there are gaps that must be filled and additional capacity built. Access to justice in all parts of the country is very limited, especially for women. Turning the situation around will require the wholehearted support of the international community. 96. The international community must therefore ensure that financial and other resources required by the Government are fully provided. The pledges made at the international conference held in Brussels on 23 April 2009 were a good beginning, but not enough for actual needs. 97. Fortunately, the attention of the international community has recently turned to Somalia, albeit mainly in relation to the growing menace of piracy along the Somali coast. It is also fortunate that there is growing international recognition that the problem of piracy cannot be dealt with without addressing the root cause linked to the chaos and deprivations in Somalia. In a country with hardly any source of livelihood for youth, where the fish resources in the surrounding waters are plundered by foreign fishing trawlers and where nuclear and other wastes are dumped by foreign ships on the coasts unchallenged by any Somali naval force, piracy is a lucrative - albeit dangerous - alternative source of income for many. Unless this reality is taken into account, piracy cannot be eliminated. The independent expert strongly recommends that, among other things, the programmes implemented by the Government of Puntland in this regard be supported by the international community.