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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Gaza: War has set Palestine’s development back nearly 70 years
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Oct 22, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe impact of the year-long war in Gaza and escalations in the West Bank has set development in the State of Palestine back by about 69 years, according to a new UN report released on Tuesday.
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‘The smell of death is everywhere’ in northern Gaza, UNRWA chief says
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Oct 22, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA appealed on Tuesday for an immediate truce in northern Gaza in a social media post describing how “three weeks of non-stop bombardments” by Israeli forces have impacted the region.
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UN renews call to protect civilians, as deadly Israeli strike hits close to key Beirut hospital
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Oct 22, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe UN’s top human rights official on Tuesday urged an immediate halt to hostilities in Lebanon following an overnight Israeli airstrike near a major hospital in Beirut that reportedly killed at least 18 people, including four children.
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Ukraine: Population drops by 10 million since Russia invaded in 2014, UNFPA reports
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Oct 22, 2024 | 14:00 pmA deepening demographic crisis is roiling Ukraine, exacerbated by Russia’s full-scale invasion, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, said on Tuesday, underscoring an urgent need for comprehensive recovery strategies focused on human capital and socioeconomic reform.
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The latest UN biodiversity summit opens in Colombia; here’s what’s at stake
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Oct 21, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe UN biodiversity summit known as COP16 officially opened in Colombia on Monday, and hopes are high that negotiating countries can agree on a path forward to safeguarding the planet.
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World News in Brief: Egypt malaria-free, tropical storm lashes Cuba, Mozambique killings, WHO support for South Sudan
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Oct 21, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe World Health Organization (WHO) has officially certified Egypt as malaria-free. The achievement marks the culmination of a century-long effort to eradicate a disease that has plagued the nation since ancient times.
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In Ethiopia, UN chief advocates for permanent Security Council seats for Africa
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Oct 21, 2024 | 14:00 pmSpeaking in the Ethiopian capital on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call for global institutional reform, highlighting the need for two permanent seats on the Security Council for Africa and stronger financial support to address the continent’s challenges.
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The promise and peril of runaway technological advances
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Oct 21, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe UN Security Council on Monday explored the dual-edged nature of rapid technological advancements – ranging from artificial intelligence to neurotechnology – highlighting both groundbreaking solutions and emerging risks to global peace and security.
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‘Hundreds displaced overnight’ as airstrikes destroy humanitarian facilities in Lebanon
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Oct 21, 2024 | 14:00 pmOngoing airstrikes across Lebanon “continue to kill and injure civilians and displace a growing number of families,” according to the latest update from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
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Daily death and destruction continues in Ukraine, Security Council hears
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Oct 21, 2024 | 14:00 pmRussia’s relentless systematic attacks in Ukraine have continued to bring immense suffering to the people e and put global food security at risk, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Monday.
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