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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Accountability for missing persons is ‘crucial’: UN human rights chief
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 2, 2025 | 14:00 pm2024 saw the highest increase in missing persons in at least two decades, with 56,559 new cases recorded, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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‘Attacks on aid workers must end,’ Security Council told
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 2, 2025 | 14:00 pmTwo senior UN officials appealed in the Security Council on Wednesday for an end to attacks against humanitarians and personnel working for the global organization.
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Myanmar quake: UN calls for urgent protection for vulnerable women and girls
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 2, 2025 | 14:00 pmFriday’s devastating earthquakes in Myanmar not only caused mass casualties and widespread destruction, they also deepened long-standing gender inequalities – leaving millions of women and girls at heightened risk, UN aid agencies warned on Wednesday.
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Sudan: Sexual violence used as weapon of terror against women and girls
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 2, 2025 | 14:00 pmAmid alarming reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon of terror across Sudan, UN reproductive health agency, UNFPA, is warning that over 12 million women and girls – and increasingly men and boys – are estimated to be[…]
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World is ‘failing’ people with disabilities: UN deputy chief
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 2, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe “world is failing” people living with disabilities, UN deputy chief Amina Mohammed has told a major summit which aims to galvanize global efforts to ensure they are fully integrated into all parts of society.
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UN condemns killing of 1,000 people in Gaza since ceasefire collapse
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 2, 2025 | 14:00 pmUN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed grave concern on Wednesday over the human toll resulting from the intensified hostilities in Gaza.
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Guterres calls for greater equality and inclusion as world marks Autism Awareness Day
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 1, 2025 | 14:00 pmAlthough people with autism are making enormous contributions to societies across the globe, they still face significant challenges.
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Sudan on brink of famine as fighting ravages Darfur, UN warns
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 1, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe humanitarian crisis in Sudan is spiralling as rival militaries continue to battle for control of the country, with the UN expressing profound alarm on Monday over escalating hostilities, particularly in North Darfur.
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DR Congo: Surging violence as armed groups target civilians in the east, Human Rights Council hears
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 1, 2025 | 14:00 pmCivilians continue to bear the brunt of the violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with 602 victims of extrajudicial or summary executions in North and South Kivu recorded over just two months, the Human Rights Council heard on[…]
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Lebanon: UN expresses deep concern over latest Israeli airstrikes, in call for restraint
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 1, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe United Nations on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the latest escalation of violence in Lebanon, despite the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, following an Israeli airstrike in southern Beirut that reportedly killed four people – including a woman[…]
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