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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MIDDLE EAST LIVE 14 April: UN chief says US-Iran ceasefire must continue, urges respect for international law
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 14, 2026 | 14:00 pmRespect for international law is being “trampled” the UN chief warned on Tuesday, urging further negotiations between the US and Iran over ending the war and extending the fragile ceasefire as needed. Saying “there is no military solution,” he called[…]
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‘Now is the moment to invest’: Syria needs global backing, says UN expert
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 14, 2026 | 14:00 pmSyria has made “remarkable progress” on transitional justice within the past year, raising hopes for accountability and recovery after more than a decade of civil conflict.
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Why the ‘beautiful game’ is joining the fight for a better world
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 14, 2026 | 14:00 pmThe world of football met the world of diplomacy this week as Brazilian World Cup legend Zico touched down at UN Headquarters in New York.
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Fleeing Sudan's war, refugees rebuild their lives in Uganda
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 14, 2026 | 14:00 pmOn the outskirts of the Ugandan town of Biale, tents are scattered along dirt roads that give way to open fields. The Kriandongo camp sits between a shattered past and a life tentatively being rebuilt. Here, the story does not[…]
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Reparations ‘key to dismantling systemic racism’: UN rights chief
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 14, 2026 | 14:00 pmThe UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has described reparatory justice for colonialism, enslavement and the trade in enslaved Africans as “key to dismantling systemic racism.”
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‘Time for diplomacy over escalation’ in Middle East war: Guterres
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 14, 2026 | 14:00 pmAs the war in the Middle East continues, the United Nations Secretary-General issued a passionate call for “serious negotiations” between the US and Iran to resume, warning that respect for international law “is being trampled” underfoot.
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Yemenis are ‘hanging by a thread’ top aid official warns Security Council
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 14, 2026 | 14:00 pmYemen must not be drawn into the escalating conflict in the Middle East, the Security Council heard on Tuesday, stressing the need for de-escalation, political progress and urgent humanitarian funding for beleaguered civilians battered by years of grinding war.
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World failing Sudan as war enters a fourth year, UN relief chief warns
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 14, 2026 | 14:00 pmSudan remains the world’ s largest humanitarian and displacement crisis, UN agencies and partners said on Tuesday, calling for an end to the war between rival militaries on the eve of the three-year mark.
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US-Iran war: Guterres calls for continued talks, end to ceasefire violations
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 13, 2026 | 14:00 pmThe United States and Iran must continue talks aimed at ending their weeks-long war, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, underscoring that there is no military solution to the conflict.
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Sudan: Top UN aid official warns of ‘abandoned crisis’ as war enters fourth year
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 13, 2026 | 14:00 pmAs Sudan’s war moves into a fourth year, civilians are still being killed, displaced and subjected to widespread sexual violence, the UN’s top humanitarian official in the country warned on Monday, calling for urgent action to stop the fighting and[…]
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