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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A year after the Beirut explosions: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
UN News Aug 1, 2021 | 06:30 amOn August 4th, 2020, a devastating blast in a warehouse destroyed much of the centre of the Lebanese capital, Beirut. Many neighbourhoods were destroyed, downtown Beirut looked like a war zone. Thousands were injured and some 200 people tragically lost[…]
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Olympic athletes describe the power of sport to change the world
UN News Jul 31, 2021 | 20:30 pmLeading athletes, influencers and innovators have been sharing their thoughts on the role that sport can play in building a better world for all, in UN-led online discussions held to coincide with the Tokyo Olympics.
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Sink or swim: Can island states survive the climate crisis?
UN News Jul 31, 2021 | 06:30 amSmall island nations across the world are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, and their problems have been accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has severely affected their economies, and their capacity to protect themselves from possible extinction. We[…]
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Six months after coup, Myanmar’s political, rights and aid crisis is worsening
UN News Jul 31, 2021 | 02:30 amIt’s been six months since the military coup in Myanmar where there’s grave concern over the widening impact of the deepening political, human rights and humanitarian crisis affecting the country’s people.
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Afghanistan: Attack on UN mission draws global condemnation
UN News Jul 30, 2021 | 22:31 pmThe UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemned an attack in its main compound in the western Afghan province of Herat on Friday that left an Afghan police guard dead and other officers injured.
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Conflict, COVID, climate crisis, likely to fuel acute food insecurity in 23 ‘hunger hotspots’
UN News Jul 30, 2021 | 21:42 pmLife-saving aid to families on the brink of famine is being cut off in several countries by fighting and blockades, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) said in a new report issued on Friday.
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Delta variant, a warning the COVID-19 virus is getting ‘fitter and faster’
UN News Jul 30, 2021 | 20:40 pmCases and deaths resulting from COVID-19 continue to climb worldwide, mostly fuelled by the highly transmissible Delta variant, which has spread to 132 countries, said the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday.
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Mercenaries ‘impede’ peace, must leave Libya to allow elections
UN News Jul 30, 2021 | 17:41 pmThe continued recruitment and presence of mercenaries in Libya is impeding “progress in the peace process” and an obstacle to upcoming elections, independent UN human rights experts said on Friday, calling for their “long overdue” departure.
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100,000 children in Tigray at risk of death from malnutrition: UNICEF
UN News Jul 30, 2021 | 16:51 pmMore than 100,000 children in Tigray, Ethiopia, could suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition in the next 12 months, a tenfold jump over average annual levels, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
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From electric dreams to supercharged reality: the road race to a clean energy future
UN News Jul 29, 2021 | 23:10 pmThe global Formula E electric race series, a partner with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), has grown in popularity since it launched some seven years ago, attracting the attention of major car manufacturers, changing people’s perceptions of electric vehicles, and bringing[…]
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