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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MIDDLE EAST LIVE 18 March: Lebanon displacement tops one million as nuclear safety concerns raised
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 18, 2026 | 13:00 pmThe crisis in the Middle East continues, with ongoing strikes and rising humanitarian needs. The UN nuclear watchdog reported Wednesday that a projectile struck the site of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, although no casualties have been reported. In Lebanon,[…]
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MIDDLE EAST LIVE 17 March: Crisis impact ripples across region
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 17, 2026 | 13:00 pmThe crisis in the Middle East continues, with strikes and counterstrikes reported across the region as the humanitarian toll rises. UN agencies warn that health systems are under growing strain, children are increasingly affected by violence and displacement, and hundreds[…]
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Middle East war risks pushing 45 million more people into acute hunger
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 17, 2026 | 13:00 pmThe Middle East war could cause the worst disruption to lifesaving humanitarian work since COVID, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday, as the UN chief again demanded an end to the widening conflict.
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Afghanistan: UN condemns deadly attack on rehab centre in Kabul
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 17, 2026 | 13:00 pmTop UN officials condemned on Tuesday Pakistan’s overnight strike on a rehab centre that reportedly killed at least 400 people in Kabul, according to Taliban authorities, and injured more than 250 others.
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World News in Brief: West Bank displacement, Cuba fuel crisis, Sexual abuse safeguards, New ‘humancentric’ AI Advocate
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 17, 2026 | 13:00 pmA new UN human rights report warns that expanding Israeli settlements are driving large-scale displacement of Palestinians across the occupied West Bank.
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‘No matter what’, UN Women vows to stay in Afghanistan, amid deepening rights crisis
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 17, 2026 | 13:00 pmUN Women will continue delivering for Afghan women and girls despite sweeping restrictions and ongoing instability, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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Nearly 5 million children are still dying annually before their fifth birthday: Here’s why
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 17, 2026 | 13:00 pmAn estimated 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to new United Nations estimates released on Tuesday – highlighting a worrying slowdown in global progress on child survival.
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World News in Brief: Deadly drone strikes in Sudan, families killed in West Bank, Ukraine casualties update
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 16, 2026 | 13:00 pmRelentless drone strikes across Sudan’s Kordofan and Darfur regions are causing civilian casualties and further restricting humanitarian access, the UN warned on Monday.
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Deepfakes, voice cloning and weaponised AI: Global wake-up call to organised fraud
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 16, 2026 | 13:00 pmThe Sawyers from Australia were never really interested in volatile investing. As their retirement age approached, the idea of a low-risk investment for their pension seemed attractive. But one day, after clicking on a seemingly legitimate online advert that offered[…]
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‘Hope’ for Haiti’s political future as some 300 groups reportedly register for upcoming elections
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Mar 16, 2026 | 13:00 pmHaiti remains mired in a multidimensional crisis marked by weak institutions, political uncertainty, widespread gang violence and overwhelming humanitarian needs, but a recent new agreement by political groups offers “a moment of hope and progress for the Haitian people”, according[…]
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