{"id":632,"date":"2010-01-16T19:56:44","date_gmt":"2010-01-17T00:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/delicious.com\/url\/63f30141af4515d9600df462039e4f43#tomathon"},"modified":"2010-01-16T19:56:44","modified_gmt":"2010-01-17T00:56:44","slug":"alernets-forgotten-crises-to-watch-in-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.tomathon.com\/mphp\/2010\/01\/alernets-forgotten-crises-to-watch-in-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Alernet’s “Forgotten crises to watch in 2010”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reuters Alertnet describes nine national and international crises which are likely to appear in the headlines over the next 12 months. Their prediction that somewhere in the rural Sahel chronic malnutrition, heightened by national poverty and market dominated agriculture, will break out into Famine is a safe if depressing bet.<\/p>\n

"Here is a selection of some of the under-reported humanitarian emergencies at risk of deteriorating this year. The list is by no means exhaustive nor is it any kind of ranking."<\/p>\n

Thailand's Restive South \/ Violence In The Philippine Mindanao \/ Food Shortages In Nepal \/ India's Maoist Rebellion \/ Hunger In Guatemala \/ Ogaden Crisis In Ethiopia \/ Malnutrition In West And Central Africa \/ Conflict In Central African Republic \/ Chad's Wild East<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reuters Alertnet describes nine national and international crises which are likely to appear in the headlines over the next 12 months. Their prediction that somewhere in the rural Sahel chronic malnutrition, heightened by national poverty and market dominated agriculture, will break out into Famine is a safe if depressing bet.<\/p>\n

"Here is a selection of some of the under-reported humanitarian emergencies at risk of deteriorating this year. The list is by no means exhaustive nor is it any kind of ranking."<\/p>\n

Thailand's Restive South \/ Violence In The Philippine Mindanao \/ Food Shortages In Nepal \/ India's Maoist Rebellion \/ Hunger In Guatemala \/ Ogaden Crisis In Ethiopia \/ Malnutrition In West And Central Africa \/ Conflict In Central African Republic \/ Chad's Wild East<\/p>\n

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