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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Ukraine war: UN appeals for $2.3 billion to support aid teams’ ‘heroic work’
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 13, 2026 | 13:00 pmAmid ongoing and intensifying Russian attacks across Ukraine, the UN on Tuesday launched a $2.3 billion humanitarian appeal for 2026 to support 4.1 million of the country’s most vulnerable people.
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Gaza: A ceasefire that still kills children is not enough, says UNICEF
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 13, 2026 | 13:00 pmAirstrikes, drone attacks and hypothermia continue in Gaza despite the ceasefire, with more than 100 youngsters killed since early October, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
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Iran: ‘The killing of peaceful demonstrators must stop,’ UN rights chief says
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 13, 2026 | 13:00 pmAs anti-government demonstrations continue across Iran, the UN human rights chief said on Tuesday that he was horrified at the mounting violence directed by security forces against protestors, with reports of hundreds killed and thousands arrested.
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Increase taxes on sugary drinks and alcohol to save lives, urges WHO
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 13, 2026 | 13:00 pmBeverages like sugary drinks and alcohol are too accessible and cost too little in most of the world – helping fuel obesity, diabetes, cancer and injury, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.
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‘A torture that never stops’: Sri Lanka failing survivors of conflict sexual violence, UN says
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 13, 2026 | 13:00 pmConflict-related sexual violence in Sri Lanka remains largely unaddressed more than 15 years after the end of the civil war, with survivors still denied justice, recognition and reparations, according to a new report by the UN human rights office, OHCHR,[…]
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World News in Brief: Escalating fighting in Sudan, displacement in Syria’s Aleppo, $1.5 billion appeal for South Sudan
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 13, 2026 | 13:00 pmMore civilians in Sudan continue to be killed and displaced as fighting escalates in multiple parts of the country, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday.
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Venezuela: UN independent investigators call for immediate release of all political prisoners
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 12, 2026 | 13:00 pmMore than 100 political prisoners have been released in Venezuela, the Government announced on Monday, just over a week after the seizure and rendition of President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas by the United States.
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UN World Court begins landmark hearings on Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 12, 2026 | 13:00 pmPublic hearings opened on Monday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a landmark case brought by the Gambia against Myanmar, alleging violations of the Genocide Convention over the military’s treatment of the Rohingya minority.
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Gaza: Storms worsen already dire humanitarian situation, UN warns
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 12, 2026 | 13:00 pmThe humanitarian crisis across the Gaza Strip remains extremely serious, with harsh winter weather threatening to reverse recent gains in aid delivery, the United Nations said on Monday.
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Ukraine: Deadly Russian strikes push civilians deeper into winter crisis
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 12, 2026 | 13:00 pmUkraine has entered the new year under intensifying and deadly Russian attacks which have crippled energy systems and left millions without heating, electricity or water amid freezing temperatures, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Monday.
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