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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International community urged to support new administration in Somalia
UN News May 24, 2022 | 00:03 amThe recent conclusion of the electoral process in Somalia offers a long-awaited opportunity to make progress on other urgent national priorities, the UN Special Representative for the county told the Security Council on Monday.
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UN migration agency and EU step up aid for 325,000 Yemenis in need
UN News May 23, 2022 | 22:22 pmThe UN migration agency IOM and the European Union’s Humanitarian Aid wing (ECHO), said on Monday that they are scaling up their efforts to respond to the needs of more than 325,000 displaced by the conflict in Yemen, including migrants[…]
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‘We Have to Make Peace with Nature’: UN Deputy Chief meets inspiring young climate leaders in Indonesia
UN News May 23, 2022 | 21:17 pmA portable solar generator in a black case, and an eggplant grown in organic soil, were among the diverse items that a group of young climate leaders in Jakarta shared with the UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed this weekend, embodying[…]
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Middle East and North Africa: addressing highest rates of youth unemployment in the world
UN News May 23, 2022 | 19:19 pmMore than 33 million new jobs need to be created by 2030 in the Middle East and North Africa region by 2030, if the world’s largest unemployment hot spot is to be substantially improved, four United Nations agencies said on[…]
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More consensus needed over digital technology for ‘people and the planet’
UN News May 23, 2022 | 19:15 pmWhile digital technologies have offered “boundless opportunities” for sustainable development, education and inclusion, the UN political chief warned on Monday that there is also a clear downside.
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Global jobs market recovery ‘has gone into reverse’, warns UN labour agency
UN News May 23, 2022 | 17:47 pmThe recovery of the global jobs market is going into reverse, the UN labour agency, ILO, said on Monday, blaming COVID-19 and “other multiple crises” that have increased inequalities within and between countries.
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17 Rohingya feared dead amid storm off Myanmar coast: UNHCR
UN News May 23, 2022 | 17:46 pmThe UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has said it is shocked and saddened by reports that more than a dozen Rohingya – including children – have perished at sea off the coast of Myanmar over the weekend.
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Nepal responsible for torture, rape and killing of teenage girl: UN rights committee
UN News May 23, 2022 | 17:28 pmAuthorities in Nepal must thoroughly investigate the February 2004 torture, rape and execution of a 16-year-old girl by security forces during the country’s civil war, the UN Human Rights Committee said in a ruling on Monday.
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UNHCR: A record 100 million people forcibly displaced worldwide
UN News May 23, 2022 | 02:31 amThe Ukraine war and other conflicts pushed the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution over the staggering milestone of 100 million for the first time on record, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) informed[…]
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Monkeypox: UNAIDS ‘concerned’ about stigmatizing language against LGTBI people
UN News May 22, 2022 | 21:04 pmAs a significant portion of the recently reported Monkeypox cases has been identified among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) expressed concern on Sunday that some media reporting[…]
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