News: The Most Under-reported Stories of 2007
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF or Doctors without Borders) just published the Top Ten Under-reported humanitarian stories of the year 2007:
- Displaced fleeing war in Somalia face a 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 the Sri Lanka 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 the Central African Republic
- As Chechen conflict ebbs, critical humanitarian needs still remain
The ten stories also come in pictures. Why not check also the 2006 top under-reported stories.
Picture courtesy Claude Mahoudeau/MSF.
Picture courtesy Claude Mahoudeau/MSF.
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