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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From fighting with guns to fighting the pandemic
UN News May 30, 2020 | 06:10 amIn countries suffering from conflict, readjusting to life in a peaceful society is a challenge, both for former fighters and the wider community. Since the spread of the COVID-19 crisis, the UN is having to refocus many of its programmes,[…]
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Peacekeepers exemplify ‘service, sacrifice and selflessness’, in face of pandemic
UN News May 29, 2020 | 22:29 pmTo honour the more than 3,900 women and men who have lost their lives under the UN flag since 1948, Secretary-General António Guterres laid a wreath at the Peacekeepers’ memorial on Friday, International Day of UN Peacekeepers.
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COVID-19: Countries support ‘one-stop shop’ to share science and research
UN News May 29, 2020 | 22:17 pmThirty countries and numerous international partners have underlined the need to make tests, treatments and other technologies to fight COVID-19, available to people everywhere.
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UN human rights office welcomes moves to curtail spread of hatred and violence online
UN News May 29, 2020 | 20:05 pmThe UN human rights office (OHCHR) has welcomed steps taken by social media companies to prevent their platforms from being used to promote hatred, violence and misinformation, Spokesperson Rupert Colville said on Friday.
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More ‘can and must be done’ to eradicate caste-based discrimination in Nepal
UN News May 29, 2020 | 18:20 pmShocked over the killing last weekend of five men in Nepal, who had planned to escort home one of their girlfriends from a higher caste, the UN human rights chief on Friday stressed that ending caste-based discrimination is “fundamental” to[…]
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Nine in 10 smokers start before they are 18 years old, warns WHO
UN News May 29, 2020 | 15:08 pmTobacco products continue to kill eight million people a year who get hooked via a $9 billion a year marketing strategy. That’s the warning from the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday, which has said that even during a[…]
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US must take ‘serious action’ to halt police killings of unarmed African Americans
UN News May 28, 2020 | 23:41 pmThe UN human rights chief on Thursday condemned the killing of 46-year-old George Floyd while in police custody in the city of Minneapolis, calling it the latest in “a long line of killings of unarmed African Americans by US police[…]
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Latin America and Caribbean: Millions more could miss meals due to COVID-19 pandemic
UN News May 28, 2020 | 21:51 pmSome 14 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean could experience severe food insecurity this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to projections released on Thursday by the World Food Programme (WFP).
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Security Council: Paralysis and ‘political infighting’ must end, to boost COVID-19 fight: EU foreign affairs chief
UN News May 28, 2020 | 21:25 pmThe global coronavirus pandemic is testing the multilateral system like never before and the Security Council must stop the “infighting”, and step up to the challenge, the European Union’s foreign policy chief told the 15-member body on Thursday.
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COVID-19: Act now or risk ‘unimaginable devastation’ globally, warns UN chief
UN News May 28, 2020 | 19:46 pmUnless countries across the world act together now, the COVID-19 pandemic will cause “unimaginable devastation and suffering around the world”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday at a virtual high-level meeting on financing for development.
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