Top Ten Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2007
Over the break, Médecins Sans Frontières, or MSF, released it’s tenth annual list of underreported humanitarian stories. As usual, the list is a pretty harrowing read:
Top Ten Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2007
- Displaced Fleeing War in Somalia Face Humanitarian Crisis
- Political and Economic Turmoil Sparks Health-Care Crisis in Zimbabwe
- Expanded Use of Nutrient Dense Ready-to-Use Foods Crucial for Reducing Childhood Malnutrition
- Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Spreads As New Drugs Go Untested
- Civilians Increasingly Under Fire in Sri Lankan Conflict
- Conditions Worsen in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
- Living Precariously in Colombia’s Conflict Zones
- Humanitarian Aid Restricted in Myanmar
- Civilians Caught Between Armed Groups in Central African Republic
- As Chechen Conflict Ebbs, Critical Humanitarian Needs Still Remain
This frog recommends that you pick one link to follow and read about. It is interesting that the DRC and Columbia have fallen a bit this year and Somalia has moved into the top spot. The main press release is available at the MSF Australia site. MSF is not an official NGO/charity in NZ, but Kiwi expats are heavily represented in MSF projects around the world. I have just started reading Heart of Darfur, written by Kiwi nurse Lisa Blaker about her mission in Darfur with MSF. I’m not sure I’m going to like how the story ends…
January 9th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
That’s what happens when you interfere in the market
January 10th, 2008 at 8:33 am
Actually, I suspect it has something more with what the media think people want to hear. A cynic might say that to be reported, an event needs:
1) To have a record number of people die
2) Not be more than a few weeks in duration (it becomes old, boring news after that)
3) Be easy to take sides (ie good vs. evil)
January 13th, 2008 at 11:24 am
4) people we identify with.