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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Afghanistan: 500,000 jobs lost since Taliban takeover
UN News Jan 19, 2022 | 17:56 pmMore than half a million people have lost or been pushed out of their jobs in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday.
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2021 joins top 7 warmest years on record: WMO
UN News Jan 19, 2022 | 09:00 amLast year joined the list of the seven warmest years on record, the UN weather agency said on Wednesday, and was also the seventh consecutive year when the global temperature has been more than 1°C above pre-industrial levels; edging closer[…]
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UN celebrates 25 years of mandate to protect children caught in conflict
UN News Jan 18, 2022 | 23:51 pmAlthough international action over the past 25 years has led to the release of more than 170,000 boys and girls recruited to fight, more remains to be done, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday.
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COVID-19: WHO expresses hope worst of Omicron wave is over
UN News Jan 18, 2022 | 22:35 pmOmicron continues to sweep the world, but cases seem to have peaked in some countries, which gives the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) hope that the worst of this latest wave of COVID-19 is over.
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UNRWA seeks $1.6 billion to support Palestinian refugees in 2022
UN News Jan 18, 2022 | 21:27 pmThe UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, on Tuesday appealed for $1.6 billion to support its lifesaving work this year amid acute regional crises and chronic funding shortfalls.
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Bachelet: Women’s participation forging peace worldwide, ‘vastly worse’ post pandemic
UN News Jan 18, 2022 | 20:40 pmWith COVID-19, the situation for women human rights defenders and the prospects for women's full participation in building peace, has become “vastly worse”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday.
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Tonga volcano eruption: At least 3 dead, amid severe destruction
UN News Jan 18, 2022 | 18:12 pmAt least three people have died in Tonga following the massive volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami wave that hit over the weekend. Homes and other buildings across the archipelago have suffered major damage.
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Sudan urged to stop unnecessary use of force against protestors
UN News Jan 18, 2022 | 18:08 pmAuthorities in Sudan must immediately halt unnecessary and disproportionate use of force against protesters, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, calling for those responsible for abuses to be brought to justice.
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UN rights office warns over violent escalation in Yemen and beyond
UN News Jan 18, 2022 | 17:40 pmEscalating conflict in Yemen has seen an alarming number of air and drone strikes already this year, notably against civilians and non-military targets, the UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
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Guterres condemns attack on Abu Dhabi airport and oil facility
UN News Jan 17, 2022 | 22:42 pmThe Secretary-General condemned on Monday the attacks on Abu Dhabi’s International Airport and the nearby Musaffah industrial area, which reportedly caused several civilian casualties and have been claimed by the Yemen-based Houthi rebel group, formally known as Ansar Allah.
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