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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Waiting for the ‘big one’ – natural hazards in the Philippines: A UN Resident Coordinator blog
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Oct 12, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe Philippines is preparing for the possibility of either a super typhoon or a significant earthquake, often referred to by Filipinos as the “big one.”
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Myanmar is spiralling, warns UN chief in peace call to regional bloc ASEAN
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Oct 11, 2024 | 14:00 pmAmid escalating hostilities in Myanmar sparked by a 2021 military coup that have plunged millions into a deepening humanitarian crisis, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the country’s neighbours “to leverage their influence” to bring about peace.
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Guterres salutes Japanese anti-nuclear group on Nobel Peace Prize win
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Oct 11, 2024 | 14:00 pmUN Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated the Japanese anti-nuclear weapons organization Nihon Hidankyo which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
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Farmers cultivate an opium-free future for Lao PDR
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Oct 11, 2024 | 14:00 pmHigh in the mountains of Houaphanh province in the north of Lao People's Democratic Republic in an area historically known for opium cultivation, farmers are creating a more secure and sustainable future with the cultivation of coffee.
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Twenty years on: Indonesia ‘better prepared’ following tsunami
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Oct 11, 2024 | 14:00 pmWhen Ahmadi, a local storyteller on the Indonesian island of Simeulue, sings a lullaby to his one-year-old grandson, the song is not one about fairies and angels but rather about the precautions to take in a potential tsunami.
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UN chief condemns attacks against peacekeepers in Lebanon
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Oct 11, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe UN Secretary-General on Friday condemned recent attacks against peacekeeping personnel and premises in southern Lebanon.
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Sudan: Refugee numbers swell as war continues to drive displacement
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Oct 11, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe number of Sudanese refugees in South Sudan has surpassed half a million, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, announced on Friday, as ongoing conflict in neighbouring Sudan continues to drive massive displacement.
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The world must step up for girls, UN chief says
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Oct 11, 2024 | 14:00 pmAs the world marked the International Day of the Girl Child on Friday, a town hall held at UN Headquarters provided an opportunity for young women activists to engage directly with policymakers and offer recommendations on what they need to[…]
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Gaza food aid levels at ‘breaking point’
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Oct 11, 2024 | 14:00 pmAid entering the Gaza Strip is at its lowest level in months, and both the north and south of the enclave are at "breaking point", UN humanitarians said on Friday.
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‘Minutes from midnight’: Mohammed calls for urgent climate action
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Oct 10, 2024 | 14:00 pmAs Florida reeled from the catastrophic impacts of Hurricane Milton – just the latest extreme weather event to generate international headlines – UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed highlighted the global climate crisis during a speech in Azerbaijan on Thursday.
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