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.
-
Pandemic accord can be a ‘gamechanger’ for marginalised communities, says youth advocate
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 17, 2025 | 14:00 pmAn international pandemic prevention treaty, three years in the making, is set to be adopted this week in Geneva. Rehman Hassan, a prominent member of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) Youth Council, is confident the accord could make a[…]
Read more... -
At Arab League Summit, Guterres reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 17, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe UN Secretary-General renewed his call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and upheld the need for a two-State solution between Israelis and Palestinians in a speech on Saturday to the League of Arab States Summit in Baghdad.
Read more... -
Civilians killed in drone strike in eastern Ukraine: UN rights monitors
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 17, 2025 | 14:00 pmA drone strike in southern Ukraine on Saturday could possibly be the deadliest in recent weeks, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country, HRMMU, has said.
Read more... -
Another year, another rise in food insecurity – including famine
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmIn July 2024, famine was detected in the Sudan’s Zamzam IDP camp. In the following months, the official alert expanded to other camps in Darfur and Western Nuba Mountains. From December until now, famine has been confirmed in five other areas[…]
Read more... -
End senseless killings in the West Bank: UN rights office
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe UN human rights office (OHCHR) called on Friday for an end to senseless killings in the occupied West Bank, where a pregnant Israeli woman was among the latest victims.
Read more... -
UN’s Türk criticises ‘draconian’ decree limiting dissent in Mali
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe military authorities in Mali have dissolved all political parties and repealed laws protecting political participation, drawing sharp condemnation from the UN’s top human rights official on Friday.
Read more... -
Journalists being forgotten on the frontline, warns injured war reporter
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmA war reporter from Lebanon who lost a limb in the line of duty is calling for an end to impunity for attacks against journalists.
Read more... -
World News in Brief: Russia-Ukraine talks, Sudan exodus worsens, Colombia displacement rises
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe United Nations has welcomed talks between Russia and Ukraine held on Friday in Türkiye.
Read more... -
‘On thin ice’: UN chief sounds alarm over rapid Himalayan glacier melt
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe United Nations Secretary-General warned on Friday that Himalayan glaciers are “caving in,” urging immediate action to address the climate crisis, especially in the world’s most fragile ecosystems.
Read more... -
Pandemic heroes stepped up in 2020 – now they’re asking world leaders to do the same
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmAs world leaders meet in Geneva to negotiate a new UN-brokered agreement on pandemic preparedness, we revisit frontline doctors, community advocates, a youth volunteer and a journalist who lived through the storm of COVID-19. Their voices are just a few[…]
Read more...