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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More Gazans killed trying to get food, healthcare near to ‘full disaster’
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 17, 2025 | 14:00 pmGaza’s health system is at breaking point, overwhelmed time and again by scores of people killed or injured near aid distribution sites, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
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MIDDLE EAST CRISIS: Live updates for 16 June
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmAfter a weekend of massive strikes and counter-strikes between Tel Aviv and Tehran, the UN's human rights chief, Volker Türk on Monday condemned the violence and echoed wider calls for a negotiated end to the attacks. Meanwhile in Gaza, aid[…]
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Brutal cuts mean brutal choices warns UN relief chief, launching ‘survival appeal’
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmFacing the most severe funding shortfall in the history of humanitarian aid, UN relief chief Tom Fletcher on Monday announced a “hyper-prioritised” appeal for $29 billion to meet urgent global needs.
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‘Behind each crisis, people are suffering,’ Türk tells Human Rights Council
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmEighty years after the United Nations was established to end war, uphold fundamental human rights and promote justice and international law, those founding principles are increasingly under threat, the UN’s human rights chief warned on Monday.
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Without urgent funding, global hunger hotspots are set to grow, UN warns
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmSince conflict erupted in Sudan, more than a million people have fled to neighbouring South Sudan, seeking refuge from escalating violence that has displaced 12.4 million people and plunged over half the Sudanese population into food insecurity.
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UNHCR forced to make deep cuts, despite rising needs worldwide
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe UN refugee agency (UNHCR) announced on Monday that it is cutting global staffing costs by around 30 per cent, following a comprehensive review of its activities, spending, staffing and structure, prompted by major funding shortfalls.
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Guterres to launch life-saving campaign strengthening mine action worldwide
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe UN Secretary-General is set to launch a global campaign to boost support for disarmament and mine action.
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DR Congo: Human rights violations could amount to war crimes, UN experts say
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmIn the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwandan-backed rebels, Congolese troops, and allied militias have all committed human rights abuses, some possibly amounting to war crimes, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said in Geneva on Monday.
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From Himalayan melt to drowning shores, children lead the climate fight
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 16, 2025 | 14:00 pmFrom the high Himalayas down to sea level, climate change is no longer a distant threat for children in Nepal and the Maldives – it is a daily struggle: landslides tear through mountain villages washing away homes and farms, while[…]
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Shaping a better world at Expo 2025 in Japan
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 13, 2025 | 14:00 pmHow can we build a fairer, more peaceful world while safeguarding the planet? That’s the powerful question at the heart of the United Nations Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan.
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