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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Countries need to do more to stop harmful marketing of breast-milk substitutes, says UN
UN News May 28, 2020 | 00:16 amDespite efforts to stop the harmful promotion of breast-milk substitutes, countries are still falling short in protecting parents from misleading information, according to a new UN report released Wednesday.
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On Peacekeepers Day, UN to spotlight vital role of women peace operations
UN News May 27, 2020 | 22:34 pmIn observance of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, on Friday, Secretary-General António Guterres will lay a wreath to pay tribute to all the UN blue helmets who have lost their lives since 1948.
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WHO Foundation to broaden funding base for global health investment
UN News May 27, 2020 | 22:29 pmA new foundation launched on Wednesday will generate funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners by tapping non-traditional sources, including the public.
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COVID-19: A ‘new and deadly threat’ for civilians caught up in violence
UN News May 27, 2020 | 19:19 pmInnocent civilians trapped in violence now face “a new and deadly threat” from COVID-19, the UN chief told the Security Council on Wednesday, warning that the pandemic is “amplifying and exploiting the fragilities of our world”.
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UN agencies welcome donor pledges for Venezuelan refugees and migrants
UN News May 27, 2020 | 18:33 pmThe UN refugee and migration agencies have welcomed $2.79 billion pledged by donors at a solidarity conference aimed at supporting Venezuelans who fled the protracted crisis in their country for host communities across the region.
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‘Lockdown generation’ of young workers will need extra help after COVID-19, urges UN labour chief
UN News May 27, 2020 | 17:53 pmFurther evidence of the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on the global job market has emerged in a new study by the UN labour agency, which on Wednesday said that more than one in six young people have stopped working since[…]
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US states ‘manipulating’ COVID-19 pandemic to restrict abortion access, rights experts charge
UN News May 27, 2020 | 17:41 pmIndependent UN human rights experts fear that some authorities in the United States are using the COVID-19 pandemic to restrict access to abortion, with at least eight states suspending procedures deemed medically unnecessary.
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‘Business as unusual’: How COVID-19 could change the future of work
UN News May 27, 2020 | 06:05 amMillions of people around the world have been working remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic and now experts are asking whether this “business as unusual” could be the future of work, at least for those people whose job doesn’t require[…]
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Yemen aid lifeline near ‘breaking point’: UN food agency
UN News May 26, 2020 | 18:35 pmHumanitarian aid projects to war-torn Yemen are reaching breaking point, and some $870 million is needed to continue giving life-saving assistance to millions of vulnerable people for the next six months, the World Food Programme (WFP), warned on Tuesday.
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First Person: The struggle to protect human rights in East Africa during the pandemic
UN News May 26, 2020 | 08:05 amSince the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in East Africa, the UN Human Rights regional office, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has been contributing to the COVID-19 response of UN country teams in the region, by ensuring that human rights[…]
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