Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres has released its annual report of Top 10 Humanitarian Crises of 2008. The full report is available online at MSF’s website.
The Top 10 of 2008 are:
1. Somalia
2. Myanmar
3. Zimbabwe
4. Democratic Republic of Congo
5. Childhood Malnutrition
6. Ethiopia
7. Pakistan
8. Sudan
9. Iraq
10. HIV/TB
Another tragic situation unfolding is with the Baha’i religious minority in Iran. For an overview of current conditions see:
http://news.bahai.org/story/702