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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Synthetic drug market disrupted in Syria after regime change
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 22, 2025 | 13:00 pmPast geopolitical tensions related to the synthetic drug “captagon” are now being mitigated with the Syrian authorities’ commitment to dismantle illicit manufacturing, says the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
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LIVE: Security Council meets on escalating violence in Sudan
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 22, 2025 | 13:00 pmSenior UN political and humanitarian officials are set brief the Security Council this afternoon as members meet to discuss the rapidly deteriorating situation in Sudan, where intensified fighting – including in the Kordofan region – has driven widespread civilian harm[…]
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Weekend attacks in Ukraine bring more casualties, damage infrastructure
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 22, 2025 | 13:00 pmHostilities in Ukraine this weekend resulted in more civilian casualties and widespread damage to critical infrastructure, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Monday.
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Winter aid delivery continues in Gaza
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 22, 2025 | 13:00 pmDespite the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, humanitarians continue to receive reports of airstrikes, shelling and gunfire in all five governorates, the United Nations said on Monday.
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Somalia: Funding cuts impact assistance to millions affected by drought
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 22, 2025 | 13:00 pmBrutal slashes to aid budgets are hampering efforts to assist millions of people in Somalia affected by drought, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Monday.
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UN warns Sudan war entering deadlier phase as fighting spreads in Kordofan
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 22, 2025 | 13:00 pmThe war in Sudan is entering a deadlier phase, the United Nations has warned, as intensified fighting in the Kordofan region, mounting civilian casualties from drone strikes and growing risks of regional spillover push the conflict toward the 1,000-day mark.
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UN urges calm in Bangladesh after killing of protest leader sparks unrest
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 19, 2025 | 13:00 pmThe United Nations has urged calm in Bangladesh after the killing of a prominent youth protest leader sparked fresh unrest, raising concerns about political violence and the safety of civic space as the country prepares for elections early next year.
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Security Council renews DR Congo peacekeeping mission amid renewed M23 offensives in the east
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 19, 2025 | 13:00 pmThe UN Security Council on Friday unanimously extended the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for another year, as fighting in the country’s east intensified amid renewed offensives by the M23 rebel[…]
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World News in Brief: More UN staff detentions in Yemen, peacekeepers killed in Sudan sent home, attacks in Ukraine
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 19, 2025 | 13:00 pmThe UN Secretary-General on Friday condemned the arbitrary detention of 10 more UN personnel by Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen, warning that the growing crackdown is crippling humanitarian operations and putting millions of lives at risk.
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Security Council hears of fading election prospects in Libya
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 19, 2025 | 13:00 pmThe path to long-awaited elections in Libya is paved with complications but they can be overcome, the UN Special Representative for the country said on Friday in a briefing to the Security Council.
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