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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Human spread of hantavirus not ruled out on cruise ship
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 5, 2026 | 14:00 pmHantavirus victims on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean may have been infected prior to joining the cruise and human-to-human transmission on board cannot be ruled out – although it is rare - the World Health Organization (WHO) said on[…]
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LIVE: 2026 World Press Freedom Day
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 4, 2026 | 14:00 pmMedia freedom is not a given and its absence frequently leaves communities and vulnerable individuals in danger. To mark World Press Freedom Day, we’ll be hearing from UN agencies, along with war correspondents and reporters who face major obstacles trying[…]
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Uncertainty continues over safety in the Strait of Hormuz
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 4, 2026 | 14:00 pmAmid claims and counter-claims of strikes and confrontations in the crucial Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the United States, UN maritime officials continue to urge vessels to exercise “maximum caution”.
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WHO leads response to cruise ship hantavirus outbreak
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 4, 2026 | 14:00 pmAn outbreak of deadly hantavirus aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has triggered an international public health response.
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World News in Brief: Iranian Nobel winner’s declining health, rising attacks on healthcare, debt crisis hits women, Aid to Mozambique
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 4, 2026 | 14:00 pmConcern is mounting over the health of imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who was reportedly being held alongside high-risk offenders.
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Middle East: Fighting and displacement in Lebanon; call for ‘sustained access’ in Gaza
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 4, 2026 | 14:00 pmLebanon’s fragile ceasefire is being tested by renewed violence and rising humanitarian needs amid continuing civilians displacement, services under pressure and aid cuts.
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UN winds down Türkiye-Syria aid route, after more than 65,000 lifesaving journeys
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 4, 2026 | 14:00 pmThe UN has formally concluded its cross-border humanitarian operations from Türkiye into Syria, marking the end of an 11-year mission that served as one of the most complex supply chains in the organization’s history.
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Global rise of cyberattacks exposes limits of technical solutions
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 4, 2026 | 14:00 pmThe internet reaches into every corner of the world and is vital to everything from health systems and financial markets to public services and election organising. This intense global interconnectedness clearly comes with great benefits, but a cybercrime epidemic is[…]
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Three dead in suspected hantavirus infection outbreak on cruise ship: WHO
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 3, 2026 | 14:00 pmThree people have died and three others are ill following suspected cases of hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday.
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Global demining work strained by rising conflicts and shrinking aid
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 2, 2026 | 14:00 pmDemining experts from around the world have been sharing their collective shock at the widespread and growing threat from unexploded ordnance, the new head of the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) said this week.
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