January 21, 2026
MSF documents devastating one-year impact of Trump aid cuts - Doctors Without Borders reports catastrophic human costs from executive actions that upended global health programs in January 2025. In Somalia, child malnutrition deaths rose 44 percent at Baidoa Bay Regional Hospital with 47 percent of deaths occurring within two days of arrival. The Trump administration's America First Global Health Strategy establishes openly transactional bilateral agreements negotiated behind closed doors, with State Department officials linking health assistance to minerals deals.
UN General Assembly President warns of critical moment - Speaking at Davos, Annalena Baerbock declared multilateralism faces a "make-or-break" moment as conflicts multiply and respect for international law erodes. She called for a cross-regional alliance to push back against lawlessness and disinformation, warning that the UN is "not only under pressure but under outright attack."
Trump criticizes UN effectiveness, promotes Board of Peace - President Trump told reporters the UN "has never lived up to its potential" and suggested his Board of Peace could play an expanded role beyond Gaza in resolving conflicts worldwide. The draft charter stipulates Trump will chair the board's council with only heads of state and prime ministers invited by him as members, seen by diplomats as an undisguised challenge to the UN.
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