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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Countries held the line against malaria cases and deaths in 2021: WHO report
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 8, 2022 | 13:00 pmDespite the continued impact of COVID-19, malaria cases and deaths remained stable throughout last year, according to new data released on Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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UNiting Against Hate: A new series from UN Podcasts
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 7, 2022 | 13:00 pmWhat exactly is hate speech, how does it undermine human rights, and who is responsible for tackling it? UNiting Against Hate, a new series from UN Podcasts, discusses these issues with people who have directly experienced hate speech; and the[…]
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Ukraine’s suffering must not become new normal, declares UN rights chief
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 7, 2022 | 13:00 pmThe suffering being experienced by millions of civilians across Ukraine must not become the new normal, the UN human rights chief said on Wednesday.
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South Sudan: ‘Raw violence’ displaces thousands during ‘ruthless conflict’, UNHCR says
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 7, 2022 | 13:00 pmThroughout South Sudan’s Greater Upper Nile Region “desperation is rising” as escalating armed conflict, which has displaced at least 20,000 people since August, have forced some to run for their lives up to four times, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on[…]
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New political deal ‘offers a path’ to realizing Sudanese aspirations
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 7, 2022 | 13:00 pmThe signing of a political framework agreement in Sudan could signal a way out of the uncertainty and insecurity sparked by the October 2021 coup, the head of the UN mission in the country, UNITAMS, told the Security Council on[…]
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UN chief urges governments and business to step up action to protect nature
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 7, 2022 | 13:00 pmGovernments and the private sector must move to effectively protect the natural environment, Secretary-General António Guterres told journalists covering the UN biodiversity conference, COP15, in Montréal, Canada, on Wednesday.
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Afghanistan: First public execution since Taliban takeover, ‘deeply disturbing’ says UN rights office
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 7, 2022 | 13:00 pmWhat is believed to be the first public execution in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power last year, drew criticism from the UN human rights office, OHCHR on Wednesday. Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence described it as a “deeply disturbing” development.
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Developing countries face ‘impossible trade-off’ on debt: UNCTAD chief
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 6, 2022 | 13:00 pmSpiralling debt in low and middle-income countries has compromised their chances of sustainable development, the head of UN trade facilitation agency UNCTAD has warned.
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‘Without nature, we have nothing’: UN chief sounds alarm at key UN biodiversity event
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 6, 2022 | 13:00 pmThe UN’s key biodiversity conference, COP15, began on Tuesday in Montreal, Canada, where negotiators will set new targets and goals aimed at arresting the alarming destruction of nature, due by human activity.
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Young people’s leadership, drive for justice, the ‘best signals of hope’ that biodiversity loss can be halted
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 6, 2022 | 13:00 pmSecretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday denounced the existing global financial system as “morally bankrupt” and called on youth leaders gathered for a UN summit in Montreal, Canada, to push for justice so that all countries, especially in the developing world, have[…]
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