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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Innovation key to a fairer world for persons with disabilities: UN Chief
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 3, 2022 | 13:00 pmMarking this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which falls on Saturday, António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, called for transformative, innovative solutions, in a world confronted by crises which disproportionally affect persons with disabilities.
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UN health agency outlines ‘clear direction’ for reducing online violence against children
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 2, 2022 | 13:00 pmThe World Health Organization (WHO) published a report on Friday aimed at helping stakeholders worldwide end the growing scourge of violence online against children.
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Many persons with disabilities face premature death due to health inequities
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 2, 2022 | 13:00 pmPersons with disabilities face a risk of dying up to 20 years earlier than other sections of society, according to a new report issued by the World Health Organization on Friday.
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Ukraine rights probe condemns 'multiplying' impact of war on children
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 2, 2022 | 13:00 pmA top UN Human Rights Council-appointed probe into potential rights abuses linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, outlined on Friday the “devastating” impact of the war on the country’s children.
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Myanmar: Secretive military courts sentence scores of people to death
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 2, 2022 | 13:00 pmSince last year’s military coup in Myanmar, military courts have sentenced more than 130 people to death behind closed doors, the UN human rights chief said on Friday, following the latest convictions announced this week.
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Dramatic increase in Andaman Sea crossings, warns UN refugee agency
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 2, 2022 | 13:00 pmUN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Friday, issued an alert over the dramatic increase in the number of people attempting to cross the Andaman Sea, from Bangladesh and Myanmar.
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Conflicts and insecurity remain ‘major bottlenecks’ to achieving UN global goals
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 2, 2022 | 13:00 pmAmidst multiple conflicts that have disrupted supply chains, fuelled food insecurity, and contributed to the rising risk of famine and forced displacement throughout numerous countries, the UN convened a high-level meeting on Friday to discuss solutions surrounding building and sustaining[…]
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In Africa, UN chief sees continent full of ‘hope and potential’
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 1, 2022 | 13:00 pmFar too often, Africa is viewed from outside “through a prism of problems” said UN chief António Guterres on Thursday, speaking in the Ethiopian capital, home to the African Union, where he has been taking part in the sixth UN-AU[…]
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Legacy of slavery still scars society, blocks progress says UN chief
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 1, 2022 | 13:00 pmThe legacy of the transatlantic slave trade “reverberates to this day”, just as modern-day enslavement is growing, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said.
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$1.72 billion plan launched to support Venezuelans on the move in Latin America and the Caribbean
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 1, 2022 | 13:00 pmTwo UN agencies launched on Thursday, a $1.72 billion regional plan to support Venezuelan refugees and migrants throughout Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
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