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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‘Compelling case’ for urgency around global disarmament, UN-led forum told
UN News Jan 21, 2019 | 22:54 pmMichael Møller, head of the UN in Geneva, has warned delegates to the Conference on Disarmament that cyber-security challenges, and the existence of new weapons systems and technologies, are not being sufficiently addressed or reflected in current arms control regimes.
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World’s human rights watchdog spotlights Afghanistan, Yemen and 12 others: Here’s the scoop
UN News Jan 21, 2019 | 22:14 pmThe United Nation Human Rights Council (HRC) kicked off its Universal Periodic Review, or UPR, on Monday at the Palais des Nations in Geneva to examine the human rights situation in 14 countries, including Afghanistan and Yemen.
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Migrants and refugees face higher risk of developing ill-health, says UN report on displaced people in Europe
UN News Jan 21, 2019 | 21:16 pmEuropean authorities are “struggling” to meet the needs of irregular migrants and refugees who are wrongly accused of spreading sickness among host communities, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, at the launch of its first report on the[…]
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Human rights are ‘key’ for economic policymaking says UN expert
UN News Jan 21, 2019 | 20:45 pmCalling on governments to take human rights obligations into account when designing economic reforms, an independent United Nations rights expert said on Monday that “human rights impact assessments are key to the process”.
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Global economy to see ‘steady’ growth of three per cent in 2019 despite risks, says UN
UN News Jan 21, 2019 | 18:20 pmThe global economy grew at a “steady” 3.1 per cent last year and similar levels of growth are expected in 2019, but these headline figures mask growth that is uneven and often failing to reach where it is most needed,[…]
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Ten UN peacekeepers killed in a terrorist attack in northern Mali
UN News Jan 20, 2019 | 21:29 pmTen ‘blue helmets’ from the United Nations Stabilization Mission In Mali (MINUSMA) were killed on Sunday following a complex terrorist attack against the mission’s camp in Aguelhok, in the Kidal region, northern Mali.
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Mexico: UN chief saddened by pipeline blast in which dozens were killed
UN News Jan 19, 2019 | 23:55 pmThe United Nations' Secretary-General, António Guterres, learned with sadness of the deadly explosion of an oil pipeline on Friday in Hidalgo State, Mexico, and extended the UN's assistance to the national authorities, his Spokesman said on Saturday.
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Another 170 migrants disappear in shipwrecks, UN agency reiterates call for an end to Mediterranean tragedy
UN News Jan 19, 2019 | 18:30 pmThe United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, stated on Saturday that “no effort should be spared” in saving lives at sea, following reports of two new shipwrecks on the Mediterranean Sea, in which some 170 people either died or went missing.
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UN rights expert calls for civilian protection as fighting escalates between military and armed group
UN News Jan 18, 2019 | 23:29 pmCalling on the Myanmar Government to “immediately reverse its decision not to allow access to all humanitarian organizations”, the United Nations expert on human rights in the South-East Asian country said on Friday, that “it’s vital that assistance is able[…]
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Thousands returning to Nigeria’s restive Borno state ‘at risk’; UN ‘gravely concerned’
UN News Jan 18, 2019 | 23:22 pmAmid reports that Cameroon is forcing several thousand Nigerians to return to Borno state in the country’s crisis-gripped north-east, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) deplored the move, saying it has put lives “at risk”.
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