During 2007, the U.S. mainstream media focused on the 2008 presidential candidates; the arrests of O.J. Simpson, Paris Hilton, and Lindsay Lohan; and sometimes even the war in Iraq (albeit through rose-colored lenses).
What they failed to cover were some very serious crises facing humanity today. I guess they're just not glamorous enough for prime time.
Fortunately, however, some people are paying attention. That's why, each year, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders publishes a list of the top 10 most underreported humanitarian stories.
Here is this year's list:
• Displaced fleeing war in Somalia face humanitarian crisis
• Political and economic turmoil sparks health-care crisis in Zimbabwe
• Drug-resistant tuberculosis spreads as new drugs go untested
• Expanded use of nutrient dense ready-to-use foods crucial for reducing childhood malnutrition
• 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
>> Read more about these crises.
>> View a slideshow of these stories.
No comments:
Post a Comment