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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Is climate science the next power source for renewable energy?
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 26, 2025 | 13:00 pmAs solar, wind, and hydropower expand, scientists say integrating climate data and forecasting is key to making renewable systems stronger.
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Gaza: No aid has reached war-torn enclave for more than three weeks
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 26, 2025 | 13:00 pmIt has now been three and a half weeks since Israel imposed a complete blockade on all aid into Gaza, despite daily efforts by UN humanitarians to secure fresh access, they said in an update from the shattered enclave.
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Yemen: Ten Years of War, a Lifetime of Loss
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 26, 2025 | 13:00 pmMarking a decade of war in Yemen, Othman Belbeisi, Regional Director for Middle East and North Africa at the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM), highlights the resilience of its people, the deepening humanitarian crisis, and the urgent need for[…]
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Deadly impacts of childhood stunting can be prevented, WFP insists
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 26, 2025 | 13:00 pmChildhood stunting from malnutrition is a global but preventable problem if adequate investment can be found, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday, amid chronic funding shortages that threaten essential feeding programmes.
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Pact for the Future: Countries urged to translate pledges into action
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 26, 2025 | 13:00 pmUN Member States met on Wednesday for the first of three key meetings to advance a global agreement that pledges concrete actions to achieve a safer, more peaceful, sustainable and inclusive world for generations to come.
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‘Renewables are renewing economies’, UN chief tells top climate forum
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 26, 2025 | 13:00 pmMinisters from 40 countries met on Wednesday at the first major climate forum of 2025 to discuss progress in renewable energy generation and the rising toll of inaction over rising temperatures.
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UN welcomes Black Sea talks, warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 26, 2025 | 13:00 pmThe United Nations on Wednesday welcomed recent diplomatic talks involving Russia, Ukraine and the United States in Saudi Arabia, calling an agreement on freedom of navigation and security in the Black Sea a crucial step for global food security.
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Sudan: Rights chief deplores deadly army strikes on North Darfur market
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 26, 2025 | 13:00 pmThe UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has again called for greater protection of civilians in war-torn Sudan following deadly army airstrikes in North Darfur earlier this week.
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UN calls for immediate ceasefire as South Sudan edges closer to renewed civil war
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 26, 2025 | 13:00 pmThe UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Wednesday called for an immediate end to hostilities and urgent dialogue between the country’s leaders to prevent a relapse into civil war, as violence escalates around the capital city.
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Migrant deaths in Asia hit record high in 2024, UN data reveals
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 25, 2025 | 13:00 pmThe year 2024 marked the deadliest on record for migrants in Asia, with at least 2,514 lives lost along the region’s perilous migration routes, according to new data from the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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