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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Build on momentum to end violence against women and girls: Secretary-General
UN News Nov 25, 2020 | 19:53 pmAlthough much progress has been made in highlighting the pressing issue of violence against women and girls, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is pushing the world to go further towards ending what he has characterized as a blight on all societies.
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‘Incredibly hard’ winter beckons for Syrians, more assistance urgently needed
UN News Nov 25, 2020 | 19:21 pmMore than three million people across Syria require assistance through what is likely to be an “incredibly hard” winter, the acting deputy UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council on Wednesday, highlighting that those displaced remain “particularly vulnerable”.
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UN report finds Gaza suffered $16.7 billion loss from siege and occupation
UN News Nov 25, 2020 | 18:05 pmIsrael’s military operations and prolonged closure of Gaza, has caused economic damage of $16.7 billion between 2007 and 2018, driving the poverty rate up almost fourfold compared to what it might have otherwise been, the UN trade and development agency[…]
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Alert over growing use of cluster munitions, despite stockpile reductions
UN News Nov 25, 2020 | 17:29 pmLethal cluster munitions are still being used in old and new conflicts around the world, from Syria to Libya, to Nagorno-Karabakh, a UN-backed civil society report said on Wednesday.
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A child infected with HIV every 100 seconds, new UN report reveals
UN News Nov 25, 2020 | 14:37 pmApproximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age of 20 was infected with HIV last year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported, calling on governments to “protect, sustain and accelerate” efforts to[…]
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End gender-based violence, ‘once and for all’, UN urges on International Day
UN News Nov 25, 2020 | 14:23 pmCommemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Wednesday, the United Nations has called on governments worldwide to redouble efforts and eradicate gender-based violence forever.
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UN officials denounce bombings in northern Syria
UN News Nov 25, 2020 | 09:36 amTwo separate bomb attacks in northern Syria on Tuesday, which reportedly left at least seven civilians dead and many more wounded, have been condemned by the UN.
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DR Congo: War crimes conviction ‘an important victory’ for justice – UN envoy
UN News Nov 24, 2020 | 22:37 pmTwo senior UN officials welcomed on Tuesday the war crimes conviction and life sentencing of an armed combatant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Iraq: Continued international support vital amid ‘multiple storms’
UN News Nov 24, 2020 | 22:10 pmAs authorities in Iraq continue to operate “in the eye of multiple storms”, international support remains essential for resolving ongoing political, security, economic and social crises, as well as the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Security Council heard on[…]
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Afghanistan conference draws donor pledges and calls for lasting ceasefire
UN News Nov 24, 2020 | 19:26 pmInternational donors pledged financial and political support for Afghanistan’s peace process at the 2020 Afghanistan Conference in Geneva on Tuesday, anticipating a sustainable ceasefire that will help the country rebuild and heal after decades of conflict.
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