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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First Person: ‘Trafficking is a crime that can happen in front of our eyes’
UN News Dec 5, 2021 | 06:25 amIlias Chatzis heads up a global team of more than 60 experts at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), committed to countering Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling. He says that more focus needs to be placed on those[…]
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From the Field: ‘climate-smart’ development in an uncertain world
UN News Dec 4, 2021 | 06:10 amToday, when the UN plans initiatives to help vulnerable communities become more resilient, the climate crisis has to be part of the equation. The UN Development Programme (UNDP) is connecting the dots between people and the impacts that climate change[…]
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Somalia: Security Council adopts resolution to keep pirates at bay
UN News Dec 3, 2021 | 22:54 pmThe UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution to combat the continuing threat of piracy off the coast of Somalia, as shipping and protection measures to keep vessels safe, have returned to levels not seen since before the COVID-19[…]
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The Gambia: Guterres calls for ‘credible and transparent’ election
UN News Dec 3, 2021 | 22:26 pmAs Gambians prepare to choose their next president on Saturday, the UN Secretary-General asked on Friday for voters to help foster “a peaceful environment” at the polls.
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Excess salt in soils puts food security at risk: FAO
UN News Dec 3, 2021 | 22:01 pmImproper water management, including insufficient supply and poor quality drainage systems, are contributing to excessive soil salinization – a problem that threatens global food security, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
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With 1.3 million annual road deaths, UN wants to halve number by 2030
UN News Dec 3, 2021 | 18:57 pmRoad accidents are still responsible for 1.3 million annual deaths and 50 million injuries all over the world, but the United Nations has a Global Plan to halve road deaths and injuries by 2030.
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Rights experts call for end to violence against women in Tigray conflict
UN News Dec 3, 2021 | 17:25 pmExperts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council have called for urgent action to end violence against women and girls caught in the Tigray conflict in northern Ethiopia.
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Avoid starvation: ‘Immediate priority’ for 3.5 million Afghans
UN News Dec 3, 2021 | 17:12 pmAmidst “truly unprecedented levels” of hunger in Afghanistan, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday that as winter arrives, avoiding widespread starvation “is an immediate priority”.
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COP26: Convert climate ‘promises to action’, urge UN rights experts
UN News Dec 3, 2021 | 16:16 pmMarking the 35th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development, independent UN human rights experts on Friday issued an urgent call to “move from promises to action” on the outcomes of the UN’s landmark COP26 climate conference.
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UN chief: COVID-19 laid bare barriers faced by 1 billion people with disabilities
UN News Dec 3, 2021 | 16:08 pmMarking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Friday that those with a disability were among the hardest hit by the pandemic.
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