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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MIDDLE EAST LIVE 13 April: US-Iran talks falter; Strait of Hormuz uncertainty deepens
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 13, 2026 | 14:00 pmWeekend developments have raised fresh concerns worldwide after talks between the United States and Iran on Saturday ended without agreement, fuelling uncertainty and raising tensions once again. The planned US blockade targeting Iranian ports going into effect has added to[…]
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Tech gaps and budget cuts threaten global efforts to track and help the vulnerable
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 13, 2026 | 14:00 pmDigital tools are changing the way countries manage everything from tracking refugees to caring for the elderly.
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European Union support for the UN ‘more vital than ever’, Security Council hears
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 13, 2026 | 14:00 pmA senior United Nations official on Monday hailed the European Union (EU) as “a major economic and diplomatic actor and a strong advocate of multilateralism.”
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‘Clock is ticking’: Hormuz disruption raises fears of global food crisis
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 13, 2026 | 14:00 pmThe clock is ticking for global food systems as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz threaten to choke off the flow of fuel and crucial fertilizers needed for the next planting season – also raising the risk of higher food[…]
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From conflict to catwalk: Women ex-combatants weave reconciliation in Colombia
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 12, 2026 | 14:00 pmKaterine Avella is a former combatant in Colombia’s decades-long civil war, a peace signatory and a community leader. After the guns fell silent, she created the fashion brand Ixora but, with violence returning to the region, Ms. Avella is now[…]
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Putting humans at the centre: UN AI panel begins work on global impact study
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 11, 2026 | 14:00 pmThe UN’s Independent International Scientific Panel on AI – the first global body of its kind – is gearing up for its inaugural in-person summit.
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Lebanon airstrike casualties ‘still under the rubble’ as ambulances, hospitals face new threats
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 10, 2026 | 14:00 pmWith Lebanon still reeling from Israel’s devastating airstrikes on 8 April, UN humanitarians reported new fears of attacks on ambulances and looming food shortages in the south of the country on Friday.
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Sudan: 14 million displaced; hunger and attacks on health continue as war enters fourth year
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 10, 2026 | 14:00 pmAs Sudan approaches the third anniversary of a brutal civil war, millions remain displaced and hungry while the health system lies in ruins, with no end to the violence in sight, UN agencies said on Friday.
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New era for space dawns as Artemis astronauts return
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 10, 2026 | 14:00 pmAfter a 10-day journey around the far side of the Moon, the four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission are set to splash down in the Pacific Ocean late on Friday.
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Haiti’s freefall demands urgent global action as millions face hunger and violence
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 10, 2026 | 14:00 pmHaiti is facing “one of the most severe and rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crises in the Western Hemisphere,” a senior UN aid official warned on Friday, underscoring the need for continued global attention to alleviate suffering there.
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