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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Senior UN adviser sees ‘rare’ victory for humanitarian diplomacy as aid convoy reaches desert camp in Syria
UN News Nov 15, 2018 | 23:54 pmFollowing successful delivery of lifesaving aid to tens of thousands of displaced Syrians in the ‘desolate’ area around Rukban camp last week, the United Nations is working urgently to send another convoy of supplies by mid-December, Jan Egeland, Senior Advisor[…]
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UN chief condemns killing of ‘blue helmets’ in DR Congo, as violence erupts prior to elections
UN News Nov 15, 2018 | 23:08 pmUnited Nations Secretary-General António Gutteres condemned the killing of seven peacekeepers on Wednesday serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is also confronting a lethal Ebola outbreak.
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Ukraine: Temperatures plunge amid rising humanitarian needs
UN News Nov 15, 2018 | 22:15 pmAmidst an ongoing active conflict that seems to have fallen off the international community’s radar, temperatures in eastern Ukraine dropping well below zero and leaving millions are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance, said the United Nations, calling for support.
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Sahel States need international support ‘now more than ever’– UN peacekeeping chief
UN News Nov 15, 2018 | 22:05 pmAfrica’s crisis-torn Sahel region needs support from the international community “now more than ever,” the head of United Nations peacekeeping operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, told the Security Council on Thursday.
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‘Let the children live’: UN prepares to ramp up food aid to Yemen as famine risk grows
UN News Nov 15, 2018 | 17:16 pmAs the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) prepares to ramp up aid to Yemen, in the face of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, David Beasley, Executive-Director of the agency, issued a heartfelt plea for all warring parties to end[…]
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Return of Kuwaiti property by Iraq, signals hope of ‘full normalization’ between nations: UN Chief
UN News Nov 14, 2018 | 23:27 pmThe Iraqi government’s latest moves toward constructive engagement with Kuwait mark a step towards “the full normalization” of relations between the two countries following decades of strained relations, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday.
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Everyone’s ‘buy-in’ needed to restore peace in Kosovo, UN envoy tells Security Council
UN News Nov 14, 2018 | 22:48 pmThe leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have confirmed their “mutual intention” to continue working towards a negotiated settlement but the situation on the ground remains marred by “frequent adversarial actions,” with real consequences for people on the ground, a senior[…]
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Farmers on the frontline in battle against drug-resistant microbes: UN health agency
UN News Nov 14, 2018 | 22:33 pmThe United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has revealed that as some 700,000 people are dying each year from antimicrobial resistant infections, an untold number of sick animals are also suffering from diseases that do not respond to treatment.
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Eritrea sanctions lifted amid growing rapprochement with Ethiopia: Security Council
UN News Nov 14, 2018 | 21:29 pmA range of international sanctions imposed against Eritrea nearly a decade ago, were unanimously lifted by the Security Council on Wednesday, four months after the signing of an historic peace agreement with Ethiopia in July.
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‘Make healthy choices’ urges UN agency, to prevent and manage chronic diabetes
UN News Nov 14, 2018 | 18:47 pmThe global prevalence of adult diabetes has nearly quadrupled since 1980, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, World Diabetes Day, with the call to “eat healthily, be physically active and avoid excessive weight gain.”
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