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Increase taxes on sugary drinks and alcohol to save lives, urges WHO
- UN News
Beverages like sugary drinks and alcohol are too accessible and cost too little in most of the world – helping fuel obesity, diabetes, cancer and injury, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.
Iran: ‘The killing of peaceful demonstrators must stop,’ UN rights chief says
- UN News
As anti-government demonstrations continue across Iran, the UN human rights chief said on Tuesday that he was horrified at the mounting violence directed by security forces against protestors, with reports of hundreds killed and thousands arrested.
Gaza: A ceasefire that still kills children is not enough, says UNICEF
- UN News
Airstrikes, drone attacks and hypothermia continue in Gaza despite the ceasefire, with more than 100 youngsters killed since early October, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Ukraine war: UN appeals for $2.3 billion to support aid teams’ ‘heroic work’
- UN News
Amid ongoing and intensifying Russian attacks across Ukraine, the UN on Tuesday launched a $2.3 billion humanitarian appeal for 2026 to support 4.1 million of the country’s most vulnerable people.
Our New Colonial Era
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, January 12 (IPS) - We’re living in an age where the world is loudly proclaiming the death of empire, yet reproducing its structures. This is not nostalgia for colonial postcards — it’s a reinvention of foreign policy, international governance and global economic power that resembles colonial logic far more than it does meaningful cooperation.
Importing Empire: Why America’s Legacy of Dehumanization in Foreign Wars Is Now a Reality at Home
- Inter Press Service
BORDEAUX, France, January 12 (IPS) - Before military aid is appropriated, troops deployed, or bombs dropped, the United States lays the groundwork for its political violence by first stripping adversaries of their humanity. Diplomacy is sidelined, legal restraints are treated as inconveniences, and profit is valued over human life. This machinery of dehumanization, imposed around the world for decades and honed in Gaza the past three years, has now returned home, turned inward against Americans by the elected officials and systems meant to protect them.
Experts Urge Rapid Adaptation as India Braces for ‘Stronger’ Cyclones, Quakes
- Inter Press Service
CHENNAI, India, January 12 (IPS) - Despite early warnings reportedly reaching communities before the cyclones (Ditwah and Senyar) struck coastal regions in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia late in November 2025, over 1,500 people lost their lives and hundreds went missing even as millions were impacted by these disasters, which caused massive destruction. Scientists say that these disasters reflect a changing climate system, which is making cyclones more hazardous than what we considered “typical” in the past.
Ukraine: Deadly Russian strikes push civilians deeper into winter crisis
- UN News
Ukraine has entered the new year under intensifying and deadly Russian attacks which have crippled energy systems and left millions without heating, electricity or water amid freezing temperatures, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Monday.
Gaza: Storms worsen already dire humanitarian situation, UN warns
- UN News
The humanitarian crisis across the Gaza Strip remains extremely serious, with harsh winter weather threatening to reverse recent gains in aid delivery, the United Nations said on Monday.
UN World Court begins landmark hearings on Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar
- UN News
Public hearings opened on Monday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a landmark case brought by the Gambia against Myanmar, alleging violations of the Genocide Convention over the military’s treatment of the Rohingya minority.
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