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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Jazz takes centre stage in Chicago for 2026
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 1, 2025 | 14:00 pmChicago has been named host city for the 2026 International Jazz Day festivities - coinciding with the 15th anniversary of the event and the 250th anniversary of the United States.
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Israel must end ‘cruel collective punishment’ in Gaza, urges UN relief chief
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 1, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe UN’s top humanitarian official on Thursday issued a stark warning over the continuing blockade of aid into Gaza, calling on Israel to lift restrictions that have left civilians without food, medical care, and hope.
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International aid: ‘The money isn’t coming back anytime soon’, Fletcher warns
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 1, 2025 | 14:00 pmUN relief chief Tom Fletcher warned on Thursday that the global aid system must undergo a “humanitarian reset”, becoming significantly more efficient and exploring new sources of funding, as major donors – including the United States – sharply reduce their[…]
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Anthrax outbreak compounds security crisis in eastern DR Congo
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 1, 2025 | 14:00 pmAn anthrax outbreak is compounding the worsening security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), driving up humanitarian needs and further limiting access to basic services. The escalating crisis is also widening critical gaps in healthcare and protection,[…]
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Afghanistan: Taliban restrictions on women’s rights intensify
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 1, 2025 | 14:00 pmAfghanistan’s Taliban rulers have followed through on decrees aimed at erasing women from public life in the country and restricting their freedom of movement, the UN mission to the country (UNAMA) said in its latest human rights report published on[…]
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Sudan: UN rights chief appeals for greater protection of civilians in besieged El Fasher
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 1, 2025 | 14:00 pmMore than 500 civilians have been killed in North Darfur state, Sudan, over the past three weeks, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Thursday.
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WHO chief laments most disruptive cuts to global health funding ‘in living memory’
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 1, 2025 | 14:00 pmAs sudden budget cuts severely impact global health funding, prolonged conflicts around the world are fuelling disease outbreaks and posing a serious threat to public health, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday.
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UNRWA warns against closure of six schools in East Jerusalem
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 30, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe education of 800 students in occupied East Jerusalem is at risk as Israel moves to close their schools next week, a senior official with the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said on Wednesday.
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Haiti: Mass displacement and deportation surge amid violence
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 30, 2025 | 14:00 pmMarked by mass killings, abductions and sexual violence during the first quarter of 2025, the human rights situation in Haiti remained extremely concerning, the UN said in a report published on Wednesday.
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Afghanistan’s socioeconomic crisis deepens amid crackdown on women’s rights
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 30, 2025 | 14:00 pmIn Afghanistan, 75 per cent of the population struggles to meet their daily needs; with female-headed households, rural communities and internally displaced persons being most affected, the UN development agency (UNDP) has noted in a new report.
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