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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New influenza variant is surging, but vaccination still our best bet: WHO
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 16, 2025 | 13:00 pmAmid an early start to the Northern Hemisphere influenza season a new variant of the virus is rapidly gaining ground - but vaccination remains the “most effective defence”, the UN health agency said on Tuesday.
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New demolition order for West Bank camp is ‘more devastating news’
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 16, 2025 | 13:00 pmIsrael has issued new demolition orders for the Nur Shams camp in the north of the occupied West Bank effective this week, which a senior official with the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) labelled as “more devastating news” for the[…]
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UN rights chief warns of deepening repression in Venezuela, rising toll in Ukraine
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 16, 2025 | 13:00 pmThe UN’s top human rights official warned on Tuesday that repression is tightening its grip in Venezuela while civilians in Ukraine face an ever-rising toll, as global attention drifts from two crises marked by deepening abuses and shrinking accountability.
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World News in Brief: Landmark disease and mental health declaration, Afghan hunger deepens, DR Congo refugee crisis
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 16, 2025 | 13:00 pmWorld leaders meeting at the UN General Assembly have adopted a historic global declaration to tackle noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions together, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday.
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Sudan: Intensifying hostilities bring new displacement, more casualties
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 16, 2025 | 13:00 pmThe situation across Sudan’s Kordofan region is rapidly worsening, the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) warned on Monday.
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UN deal delivers a smoother ride for global trade
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 16, 2025 | 13:00 pmMoving goods around the world could soon become cheaper, faster and far more flexible, following the adoption of a new United Nations-backed agreement that modernises the paperwork behind global shipping.
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Gaza ceasefire still fragile as cold turns deadly, Security Council hears
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 16, 2025 | 13:00 pmThe ceasefire in Gaza remains fragile, while humanitarians continue to face obstructions in delivering aid to the people, a senior UN official working to promote greater peace in the region told the Security Council on Tuesday.
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World News in Brief: Türk condemns ‘abhorrent’ attack in Sydney, UNHCR chief calls for solidarity with refugees, Ukraine latest
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 15, 2025 | 13:00 pmThe UN human rights chief said on Monday the antisemitic attack on the Jewish community in Sydney which left fifteen dead at the weekend, including a 10-year-old girl, was “a moment of deep sadness.”
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Corruption costs lives and livelihoods: Why this week’s UN summit in Doha matters
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 15, 2025 | 13:00 pmLast year, one in five people who dealt with a public official were asked to pay a bribe, according to a UN report. The world is doing something about it.
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Six peacekeepers laid to rest following deadly drone attack in Sudan
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Dec 15, 2025 | 13:00 pmA solemn farewell ceremony was held on Monday at the headquarters of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) to honour six Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in a drone attack on a UN logistics base in Kadugli, South Kordofan.
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