Just in case you needed a glimpse into some of the darkest places in the world; “Portraits of Instability” (via Foreign Policy).  Perhaps the most striking statistic from all of these cases is that of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) pictured above:

“The magnitude of crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is staggering. Some 45,000 people die every month, the International Rescue Committee estimates, putting the total dead since 1998 at 5.4 million — more than in any conflict since World War II. All but 0.4 percent of the deaths come from preventable diseases and malnutrition — a phenomenon that has arisen due to horrid conditions in displacement camps that lack infrastructure, basic supplies, and proper medical care. The displaced children seen here, in a camp in eastern Congo, are among the 1 million displaced from North Kivu province alone.”

For a more in depth accounting of the humanitarian crisis in The DRC, read this report from the International Committee of the Red Cross

What will you tell your children about what you did to combat genocide and humanitarian suffering in Africa….?