Priorities

Hat tip to Truly Equal, reporting on the ten most underreported humanitarian stories of 2006.

These issues were given all of 7 minutes of airtime – how noble of the mainstream media, which prefers spending its time say, badgering a Senator over a poorly executed joke.

In no particular order, here is the top ten. You can read the entire report here by the way, but the links below correspond to the specific sections of the report. You can read the whole thing, or just what interests you.

Somalia – Somalis Trapped by War and Disaster
Central African Republic – Fleeing Violence in the Central African Republic (CAR)
Tuberculosis – Increasing Human Toll Taken by Tuberculosis
Chechnya – Consequences of Bitter Conflict in Chechnya
Sri Lanka – Civilians Under Fire in Sri Lanka While Assistance is Limited
Malnutrition – Effective Strategies for Treating Malnutrition Not Implemented
Democratic Republic of Congo – Congolese Endure Extreme Deprivation and Violence
Colombia – Living in Fear in Colombia
Haiti – Violence Rages in Haiti’s Volatile Capital
Central India – Clashes in Central India

The list’s origin is Doctors Without Borders.