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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Sudan war: Aid teams say deal struck to reach stricken El Fasher
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 12, 2025 | 13:00 pmIn Sudan, deep concerns persist for the many tens of thousands of people believed to still be trapped in El Fasher in the Darfur region, but UN aid agencies believe they may soon get access to the embattled city.
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Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors debate deepening crisis in eastern DR Congo
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 12, 2025 | 13:00 pmThe UN Security Council meet this morning in New York to discuss the rapidly deteriorating situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid intensified fighting and mass displacement. The UN Peacekeeping chief briefed on recent peace efforts –[…]
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UN mission’s exit marks milestone in Iraq’s post-conflict transition
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 12, 2025 | 13:00 pmAfter more than two decades working alongside Iraq through war, political upheaval and the fight against ISIL terrorists, the UN Assistance Mission there (UNAMI) ends its mandate on 31 December – a closure its top official describes as “honourable, dignified,[…]
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UN sounds alarm over rising demands on water resources as scarcity increases
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 12, 2025 | 13:00 pmPressure on freshwater resources is growing as demand increases in regions marked by scarcity, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a report published on Friday.
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Deep concerns for Palestinians amid intense Israeli raids in occupied West Bank
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 12, 2025 | 13:00 pmThe UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed alarm at reports of a so-called “settler road” being built in the occupied West Bank.
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UN environment assembly wraps up in Nairobi
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 12, 2025 | 13:00 pmThe seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) concluded in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday with Member States adopting 11 resolutions, three decisions and a ministerial declaration aiming to advance solutions for a more resilient planet.
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Peace falters as fighting in eastern DR Congo raises fears of regional war
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 12, 2025 | 13:00 pmCivilians across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are facing collapsing health services and mass displacement as fighting spreads, undermining recent peace efforts and raising fears of a wider regional crisis.
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From mud homes to joyful songs: Living heritage on the global stage
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 12, 2025 | 13:00 pmDrums and celebration filled a hall in New Delhi, India, as communities from across the world saw their traditions recognised, from Panama’s Quincha homes built by collective hands, to Yemen’s Hadrami Dan gatherings where poetry and music are created in[…]
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UN warns of ‘regional conflagration’ as DR Congo violence uproots 500,000
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 11, 2025 | 13:00 pmMore than half a million people have now been uprooted by escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) the UN said on Thursday, warning that the M23 rebel offensive is driving a rapidly worsening humanitarian emergency.
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Can dialogue heal a fractured world? A UN-led alliance is making the case
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 11, 2025 | 13:00 pmAs 2025 draws to a close, geopolitical divides are deepening – North and South, East and West. Against this backdrop, the UN Alliance of Civilizations marks two decades of bridging divides as its Riyadh Forum takes on intolerance, hate speech,[…]
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