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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Top humanitarian official issues ceasefire appeal during visit to Gaza City
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 12, 2025 | 13:00 pmThe UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory called on Sunday for an end to the war in Gaza to ensure a better future for children there and the entire region.
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It’s not censorship to stop hateful online content, insists UN rights chief
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 10, 2025 | 13:00 pmSocial media posts inciting hate and division have “real world consequences” and there is a responsibility to regulate content, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, insisted on Friday, following Meta’s decision to end its fact-checking programme in the United[…]
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Confirmed: 2024 was the hottest year on record, says UN weather agency
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 10, 2025 | 13:00 pmUN weather experts from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Friday that 2024 was the hottest year on record, at 1.55 degrees Celsius (C) above pre-industrial temperatures.
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US: Rights experts urge Senate to reject bill sanctioning the International Criminal Court
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 10, 2025 | 13:00 pmThree experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council on Friday urged the United States Senate to oppose a bill seeking to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), and cut funding to the UN-backed tribunal, in response to[…]
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World News in Brief: Famine spreads in Sudan, deadly attack in Myanmar, Venezuela update
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 10, 2025 | 13:00 pmLifesaving efforts by UN humanitarians and partners to distribute food and agricultural aid in Sudan last year reached millions, agencies reported on Friday – but needs are only growing.
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Syria has real opportunity to ‘move from the darkness to the light’
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 10, 2025 | 13:00 pmSyrians have high expectations for their country, and a strong desire for people from across the social spectrum to come together and forge a new constitution, which must begin with an inclusive “national dialogue”.
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Critical aid blocked in Gaza, as fuel shortages threaten lifesaving services
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 10, 2025 | 13:00 pmIsraeli authorities continue to deny UN-led efforts to reach North Gaza with lifesaving aid, including the most recent attempt on Friday, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
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‘Children are now freezing to death’: harrowing updates from Gaza
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 9, 2025 | 13:00 pmThe horrors in Gaza show no signs of abating, the UN said on Thursday, noting that the Ministry of Health reports that over 46,000 Palestinians have been killed there since October 2023, most of them women and children.
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UN Commission notes renewed sense of optimism in Syria during first-ever visit
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 9, 2025 | 13:00 pmA team from the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria concluded a first visit to the country on Thursday, taking crucial steps to promote dialogue and engagement with the new caretaker government.
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Resilience of Ukrainians remains high, as UN maps aid and reconstruction needs for 2025
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 9, 2025 | 13:00 pmPersistent Russian bombardments have failed to dampen the resilience of the Ukrainian people, according to the United Nations. Despite the lack of a clear resolution to the ongoing war, the UN is not only at the forefront of aid efforts,[…]
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