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As US Considers Reoccupying Haiti, History Shows Occupation Is the Root Problem
The tragedy unfolding in Haiti is a direct result of over a century of U.S. political, military and economic coercion.
Calls Grow for Fossil Fuel Industry to Pay Climate Reparations Amid New Report
More than 90 percent of people killed in extreme weather events during the last 51 years lived in the Global South.
As Climate-Induced Crises Increase, Humanitarian Aid Isn’t Enough
Extreme drought leaves the Horn of Africa on brink of famine. Climate adaptation funds are needed to mitigate disaster.
UN Warns Afghanistan Faces the Largest Humanitarian Crisis in the World Today
The Taliban’s crackdown on women and girls may amount to gender persecution, which is a crime against humanity.
Human Rights Groups Urge Ceasefire as Dozens Killed in Sudan
Fighting between the Sudanese military and a paramilitary group left dozens dead and hundreds injured over the weekend.
Burmese Junta Escalates Attack on Resistance: Bombs Civilians, Killing 100
The junta increasingly uses airstrikes to crush resistance, targeting schools and clinics run by the opposition.
UN IPCC Climate Report to Sound Most Dire Warning Yet
The world’s top scientists are warning that the window for action to prevent catastrophic global heating is nearly shut.
20 Years After US Invasion, Iraq Faces Cascading Climate and Water Crises
A defender of Iraq’s southern marshlands was recently kidnapped amid extreme drought and fierce competition for water.
“One Day Our Luck Will Run Out”: Ukraine Nuclear Plant Loses Power Again
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant lost all off-site power for the sixth time in a year amid the Russian war on Ukraine.
Calls for Climate Reparations Have Grown Following Recent Severe Weather Events
Some suggest creating a reparation fund to be paid into by those most responsible for emissions, such as ExxonMobil.