Despite multiple peace agreements involving the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the M23 rebel group, and Rwanda, the security and humanitarian situation in eastern Congo remains deeply fragile. Recent developments, including the withdrawal of M23 fighters from the strategic city of Uvira in South Kivu, have offered a brief sense of relief to civilians, but fears of renewed violence persist amid ongoing instability, displacement, and allegations of serious human rights violations.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/23/dr-congo-remains-on-edge-despite-m23-withdrawal-from-uvira/

In 2016, Kerala’s Left Democratic Front government announced the goal of cutting infant mortality to single digits. Last year, it managed to bring the ratio to five per 1,000 births — lower than India’s national average and even some Global North countries’.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/23/guarantee-to-live-is-alive-in-kerala/

The killing of Alex Pretti by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on January 24 came less than 24 hours after a historic general strike against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and federal forces in Minnesota. More than 100,000 people marched through the streets of Minneapolis, as thousands of businesses shut down. Such an expression of working-class power has not been seen in the US for over 80 years.

The strike marked a major development in the struggle between federal immigration enforcement and organized resistance in Minnesota.

The city, already demonstrating its ability to mobilize at a scale that can disrupt the economy, woke up the following morning to yet another killing of a community member by a federal agent.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/25/killing-of-alex-pretti-in-minneapolis-a-day-after-general-strike-ignites-community-outrage/

Workers in Ireland’s health and social services are experiencing high levels of stress and low morale due to inadequate workforce policies, according to a report delivered by the labor union Fórsa and the Think-tank for Action on Social Change (TASC). The findings suggest the situation is so severe that a majority of workers are actively considering leaving the sector.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/25/irish-health-workers-think-patients-have-been-conditioned-to-accept-unacceptably-low-standard-of-care/

“In defending Venezuela, we defend the sovereignty of all nations.”

South Africa’s largest trade union marched to the US consulate in Johannesburg to demand the release of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/26/it-is-venezuela-today-it-will-be-south-africa-tomorrow-warns-its-largest-trade-union/

In recent years, the health of Indigenous peoples and ancestral medicine have received greater attention in global health forums, following decades of grassroots organizing and advocacy.

Right to health networks are preparing for the upcoming meeting of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Executive Board with a series of in-depth discussions on key agenda items, organized under the umbrella of the Geneva Global Health Hub (G2H2).

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/25/whats-in-the-whos-draft-plan-for-indigenous-peoples-health/

Trade unions and left parties in Europe have expressed widespread solidarity to the January 23 general strike in Minnesota, stressing the importance of resistance in the face of growing violence by the Trump administration.

“The horrific images of children as young as five years old being arrested, of people being executed in police gunfire in the middle of the street, are part of an organized operation by the US government to terrorize entire neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces,” wrote the Greek All-Workers’ Militant Front (PAME).

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/26/trade-unions-left-in-europe-express-solidarity-with-minnesota-general-strike/

The US and its European allies continue to issue fresh threats against Iran despite a gradual return of normalcy in the country after weeks of violent protests and tensions around military confrontation.

While returning from the G7 meeting at Davos, Switzerland, Donald Trump had claimed that the USS Abraham Lincoln, along with several guided missile destroyers and air-defense systems was moving to the region, reiterating that the US is watching Iran very closely and will target it militarily if such a need arises, Reuters reported.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/26/iran-rebuffs-fresh-provocations-by-the-us-and-europe-as-protests-subside/

🇻🇪🇿🇦 “There is a fascist in the White House ... The government of Donald Trump must fall!”

Members of labor collectives and the largest unions in the country gathered outside the US consulate in Johannesburg to demand an end to the US attacks on sovereign nations across the world. South Africans are also calling for a united working-class uprising against the oppressive political and economic system.

Devastating fires in Chile continue to ravage the south of the country. The magnitude of the damage compelled the center-left government of Gabriel Boric to declare a “state of catastrophe” in several regions of the country, including Ñuble, Bío Bío, and La Araucanía.

The fires began on January 17. So far, more than 280 fires have been recorded, of which about 139 have been brought under control. According to authorities, more than 20 people have died, and tens of thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes immediately. The Ministry of Public Works reported that more than 2,000 tons of debris have been removed from the disaster areas.

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/27/more-than-20-dead-and-50000-evacuated-due-to-fires-in-chile/

Health conditions in Gaza remain critical as the Israeli occupation, despite the ongoing so-called ceasefire, continues to undermine the provision of health services and access to care.

Dr. Ahmed Muhanna from Al-Awda Hospital told The New Arab that “a widespread increase in infections has been observed, particularly among children.” Dr. Mohammed Abu Salmiya of Al-Shifa Hospital added: “The danger lies in the weakened immunity of people in Gaza due to famine, malnutrition, and the lack of necessary vaccinations, which has created a serious threat to patients’ lives.”

“Food, shelter, a protective family, healthcare, and education. Those are the five essential things every child needs,” pediatrician Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan insisted in an interview with the Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS). “And in Gaza, every single one of these has been targeted.”

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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/27/researchers-warn-of-de-healthification-in-palestine-as-infections-spread-in-gaza/