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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Fears grow for ordinary Afghans after further clashes with Pakistan
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Feb 27, 2026 | 13:00 pmReports on Friday that major cities in Afghanistan have been bombed by the Pakistan military in a new escalation between the two countries have raised fears for civilians already struggling under the harsh rule of the de facto Taliban authorities.
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Forgotten conflict in South Sudan at ‘a dangerous point’, Türk warns
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Feb 27, 2026 | 13:00 pmSouth Sudan was the focus of debate in the UN Human Rights Council on Friday as escalating violence and political tensions – alongside a massive humanitarian emergency and war in neighbouring Sudan – threaten efforts to achieve lasting peace.
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World News in Brief: Epstein scandal highlights ‘silencing’ of women, Danish breakthrough on HIV transmission, Belarus rights update
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Feb 27, 2026 | 13:00 pmUN human rights chief Volker Türk warned on Friday that the Epstein and Gisèle Pellicot scandals are an illustration of intensifying threats to women and girls forced to suffer in silence.
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UN unveils bold overhaul of strained humanitarian system
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Feb 27, 2026 | 13:00 pmOn Friday the General Assembly was briefed on the latest developments of the UN80 Initiative – a system-wide reform effort to make the organisation more effective and fit for the future – including progress on the New Humanitarian Compact and on[…]
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Guterres slams international failure to manage safe migration
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Feb 27, 2026 | 13:00 pmA 2018 agreement that aims to strengthen international cooperation on migration management must become reality, the UN Secretary-General said on Friday in New York.
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Palestine: UN rights chief highlights suffering, atrocity crimes ‘that remain unpunished’
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Feb 26, 2026 | 13:00 pmThe UN rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday highlighted the “human-made disaster” across the Occupied Palestinian Territory stemming from Israel’s disregard for human rights norms and serious violations also committed by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups.
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Human Rights Council hears of ongoing risk of further genocidal violence in Sudan
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Feb 26, 2026 | 13:00 pmNearly three years of war in Sudan have been marked by killings, rape and other violations, with risk of genocidal violence spreading, the UN Human Rights Council heard on Thursday.
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Humanitarian pressures grow as Cuba continues to struggle with energy shortages
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Feb 26, 2026 | 13:00 pmCuba’s humanitarian situation is worsening as fuel shortages deepen nearly a month after Washington took measures to block oil supplies from entering the Caribbean nation, a senior UN official warned on Wednesday.
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World News in Brief: Russian strikes on Ukraine condemned, migrant deaths update, devastating floods in southern Brazil
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Feb 26, 2026 | 13:00 pmThe UN on Thursday condemned the latest attacks against civilians in Ukraine by Russian forces, reiterating that they always constitute a violation of international law “and must stop immediately.”
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‘The trauma will stay with me for life,’ says survivor of sexual violence in war-torn Ukraine
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Feb 26, 2026 | 13:00 pmOne evening in war-ravaged southern Ukraine, a group of armed men entered Maryna’s home. She had nowhere to hide.
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