Newsletter from UN human rights organisation
Die Menschenrechte im Rahmen der Vereinten Nationen (UNO)
Bereits die Charta der Vereinten Nationen von 1945 enthält den klaren Auftrag an die Staatengemeinschaft, die Achtung und Verwirklichung der Menschenrechte und Grundrechte für alle zu fördern. Der Grundstein für den internationalen Schutz der Menschenrechte wurde mit der 1948 verabschiedeten Allgemeinen Erklärung der Menschenrechte gelegt.
Der Newsticker informiert über aktuelle Ereignisse zum Thema Menschenrechte.
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Gazans ‘in terror’ after another night of deadly strikes and siege
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmAmid reports that Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight into Friday killed at least 64 people, aid teams once again pushed back strongly at allegations that aid is being diverted to Hamas, demanding an end to Israel’s blockade.
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Another year, another rise in food insecurity – including famine
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmIn July 2024, famine was detected in the Sudan’s Zamzam IDP camp. In the following months, the official alert expanded to other camps in Darfur and Western Nuba Mountains. From December until now, famine has been confirmed in five other areas[…]
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End senseless killings in the West Bank: UN rights office
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe UN human rights office (OHCHR) called on Friday for an end to senseless killings in the occupied West Bank, where a pregnant Israeli woman was among the latest victims.
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UN’s Türk criticises ‘draconian’ decree limiting dissent in Mali
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe military authorities in Mali have dissolved all political parties and repealed laws protecting political participation, drawing sharp condemnation from the UN’s top human rights official on Friday.
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Journalists being forgotten on the frontline, warns injured war reporter
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmA war reporter from Lebanon who lost a limb in the line of duty is calling for an end to impunity for attacks against journalists.
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World News in Brief: Russia-Ukraine talks, Sudan exodus worsens, Colombia displacement rises
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe United Nations has welcomed talks between Russia and Ukraine held on Friday in Türkiye.
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‘On thin ice’: UN chief sounds alarm over rapid Himalayan glacier melt
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe United Nations Secretary-General warned on Friday that Himalayan glaciers are “caving in,” urging immediate action to address the climate crisis, especially in the world’s most fragile ecosystems.
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Pandemic heroes stepped up in 2020 – now they’re asking world leaders to do the same
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmAs world leaders negotiate the landmark Pandemic Preparedness Treaty at the WHO Assembly, we revisit frontline doctors, community advocates, a youth volunteer, and a journalist who lived through the storm of COVID-19. Theirs are just some of the millions of[…]
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Gaza: New displacement orders force thousands to flee as famine looms
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 15, 2025 | 14:00 pmIntensified hostilities continue in the Gaza Strip, bringing further death, displacement and destruction as the weeks-long aid blockade grinds on, the UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) said on Thursday.
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‘We are still waiting for our loved ones’: Families of the abducted speak out
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 15, 2025 | 14:00 pmTwo families – one still waiting for answers 75 years after a father was taken during the Korean War, the other pleading for a son’s return from captivity in Gaza – shared their testimonies before the UN Security Council on[…]
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