Throughout the 21st century, Somali pirates have terrorized the waters off the Horn of Africa, seizing deliveries and costing global maritime trade billions of dollars each year. Unlike the quixotic buccaneers of the past, these modern raiders have transformed into unsympathetic criminals who thrive in the lawlessness of Somalia's civil war. Various humanitarian organizations, including the United Nations World Food Programme, the International Committee of the Red Cross and CARE International, have said that piracy has prevented humanitarian aid from entering, as 80%-90% of food assistance to Somalia it arrives by sea means. According to Mthuli Ncube, chief economist at the African Development Bank, “Piracy is a big concern and is not decreasing at all. This hinders the provision of food aid. Some have to be transported by air, which impacts costs, or they have to reach ports like Mombasa, Kenya, and then be transported by air, which takes time.” According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, nearly 4 million people in Somalia suffer from malnutrition, making it necessary for philanthropic agencies to continue their activities despite the dangers posed by this misdeed. For years, the origin of this wave of fraud has been debated. Ultimately, UN reports concluded that illegal fishing and toxic waste dumping by foreign vessels have destroyed Somalia's fishing offerings and forced many native fishermen to resort to catching extra-local vessels and stealing fish. resources on board as claimed defense of their waters and reimbursement for lost fishing grounds. . Many Somali warlords, coastal residents and activists accuse Western powers of instigating piracy and call for sacking... middle of paper... the most valuable loot never generates millions of dollars. Rather, too many Somalis have understood that a criminal life in piracy brings more success than a normal life toiling in war-torn cities like Mogadishu. In truth, it was Somalia's chaos that drove piracy, not weakened fishing grounds and the dumping of toxic waste by European and Asian fleets. Today, innocent sailors risk their lives doing their work against increasingly desperate privateers in an attempt to acquire money from this profitable and dishonest enterprise. While rebuilding fishing stocks may slightly decrease these criminal incidents, it is fundamentally the formation of a permanent Somali state that would end the lawlessness behind piracy. Until the international community assists Somalia in this matter, the inglorious swordsmen will continue to indulge in unjustified piracy in the waters off the Horn of Africa..