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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Global demining work strained by rising conflicts and shrinking aid
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 2, 2026 | 14:00 pmDemining experts from around the world have been sharing their collective shock at the widespread and growing threat from unexploded ordnance, the new head of the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) said this week.
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MIDDLE EAST LIVE 1 May: Strain on food, fuel and aid systems continues
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 1, 2026 | 14:00 pmThe strain on food, fuel and aid systems worldwide continues as the Middle East crisis deepens. Rising oil prices, supply disruptions and mounting transport costs are affecting humanitarian operations and access to essential goods far beyond the region. Stay with[…]
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Middle East crisis puts aid, food, fuel further out of reach for millions already struggling – UN agencies
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 1, 2026 | 14:00 pmAs the Middle East crisis continues the humanitarian fallout is worsening, with aid route disruptions and food and fuel price hikes wrecking the lives and the rights of the most vulnerable people worldwide, UN agencies warned on Friday.
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Attacks on media workers must end, UN urges
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 1, 2026 | 14:00 pmWar in the Middle East has made Lebanon the deadliest country for media workers so far this year, but practically no country offers a safe environment in which to be a journalist, according to the UN High Commissioner for Human[…]
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Nuclear fears resurface among younger generations amid global tensions
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 1, 2026 | 14:00 pmThe threat of nuclear Armageddon, a constant worry for many who grew up during the tense decades of the Cold War, is becoming a cause for concern for a growing number of young people.
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Artemis II astronauts underscore our shared humanity, in historic UN visit
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 1, 2026 | 14:00 pmA month after completing their historic flyby of the Moon, the astronauts from NASA’s Artemis II mission landed at UN Headquarters in New York this week with a message that sounded like a reminder: humanity is capable of extraordinary things[…]
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World News in Brief: Aung San Suu Kyi released from prison, Israel’s new death penalty, Cambodia convictions, healthcare inequalities in South America
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 1, 2026 | 14:00 pmMyanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has been transferred from prison to house arrest, with her sentence reduced under a prisoner amnesty linked to a Buddhist holiday.
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Gang-controlled streets, shuttered newsrooms: How violence is eroding Haiti’s media
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 1, 2026 | 14:00 pmJournalists working in Haiti are under constant threat of death or injury from rapidly expanding criminal gangs, as they continue to report news and information which they hope will help keep fellow citizens safe.
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‘Real impact on the ground’ needed as Indonesia backs UN reform
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 1, 2026 | 14:00 pmIndonesia is expecting a “strengthened multilateral system that delivers real impact on the ground,” as one of the key outcomes of the ongoing reform of the United Nations, that’s according to the country’s outgoing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for[…]
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Sudanese journalists awarded UNESCO press freedom prize
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 30, 2026 | 14:00 pmAn independent organization for journalists in Sudan has been honoured for its commitment “to deliver accurate, lifesaving information” amid the ongoing civil war, the UN educational and cultural agency UNESCO announced on Thursday.
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