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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Imminent famine in northern Gaza is ‘entirely man-made disaster’: Guterres
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 18, 2024 | 13:00 pmAmid reports that the Israeli military stormed Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Monday in search of Hamas fighters, UN humanitarians warned that new food insecurity data indicates that famine could happen “anytime”.
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Guterres urges disarmament now as nuclear risk reaches ‘highest point in decades’
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 18, 2024 | 13:00 pmAlmost 80 years after the incineration of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons still represent a clear and present danger to global peace and security, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Monday.
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Explainer: What is famine?
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 18, 2024 | 13:00 pmAmid growing global concerns over alarming hunger spikes in conflict-affected communities and talk of intensifying levels of food insecurity possibly leading to famine, we looked into how – and when – a famine is classified.
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UN relief chief calls for overhaul in humanitarian assistance delivery
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 18, 2024 | 13:00 pmThe UN’s emergency relief chief on Monday outlined the need for a fundamental shift in how humanitarian assistance is delivered, advocating for greater understanding of the needs of crisis-affected populations and a more proactive approach.
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Iran: Repression continues two years after nationwide protests
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 18, 2024 | 13:00 pmIranian security forces shot hundreds of people who took part in widespread protests sparked by the death of Jina Mahsa Amini while she was in the custody of the country’s so-called morality police, top independent human rights investigators said on[…]
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WHO study shows $39 return for each dollar invested in fight against TB
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 18, 2024 | 13:00 pmThe UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday called for a funding boost in tuberculosis (TB) screening and prevention programmes to protect vulnerable populations and achieve key health goals.
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24 million Sudanese children facing ‘generational catastrophe’
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 18, 2024 | 13:00 pmAs the war in Sudan enters its second year next month, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on Monday warned of a staggering toll of the crisis on children, with an estimated 24 million teetering on[…]
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World News in Brief: Haiti aid delivery continues, South Sudan violence, pandemic treaty talks near end, Guterres on Myanmar crisis
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 18, 2024 | 13:00 pmAid workers continue to deliver assistance to people in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, amid ongoing tension and volatility, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Monday.
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UN chief condemns attack on peacekeepers in DR Congo
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 17, 2024 | 13:00 pmThe UN chief on Saturday condemned an attack which saw eight peacekeepers from the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC, wounded during clashes between the powerful M23 rebel movement and Government troops.
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First Person: Southern Madagascar, where girls are sold into marriage before they are born
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 16, 2024 | 13:00 pmEfforts are being made in the south of Madagascar to end a traditional but illegal practice in which girls are promised as a wife to older men, sometimes even before they are born.
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