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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‘Some question if Ebola is real’: how trust is central in fighting DRC outbreak
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 16, 2026 | 14:00 pmIn Ebola-stricken Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), winning the race against the disease requires earning the community’s trust first and foremost, humanitarians said on Tuesday.
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Global fish production hits new high, but climate threats loom
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 16, 2026 | 14:00 pmAquaculture now supplies most of the fish people eat, a landmark report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reveals, but rising temperatures and overfishing are putting the future of the industry at risk.
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UN officials call for urgent action in Yemen to push peace, reduce hunger
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 16, 2026 | 14:00 pmTop UN officials called for bolstered efforts to stave off rising hunger and foster a path towards permanent peace in Yemen as they briefed the Security Council Tuesday morning.
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Resettlement remains out of reach for millions of refugees
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 16, 2026 | 14:00 pmAs millions of people continue to flee their countries due to war or persecution, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, called on Tuesday for an urgent expansion of refugee resettlement programmes, warning that available places continue to fall short of global[…]
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UN urges adherence to mine ban treaty
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 16, 2026 | 14:00 pmCountries must uphold international law limiting the use of anti-personnel mines, which kill and maim civilians long after conflicts have ended, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Tuesday.
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World News in Brief: Reduced violence in Lebanon, shortages in Gaza, rising debt impacts development funding
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 16, 2026 | 14:00 pmAlthough United Nations peacekeepers continue to observe violence and exchanges of fire in Lebanon, the level is significantly reduced when compared to the weekend, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Tuesday.
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A turning point for Haiti? New security force takes fight to powerful gangs
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 16, 2026 | 14:00 pmPassengers look out of the back of a brightly-coloured shared pick-up style taxi, known locally in Haiti as a “tap tap” as it makes its way along the Boulevard du 15 Octobre in the east of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
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Monica Juma: Steering global cooperation at a time of converging threats
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 16, 2026 | 14:00 pmCriminal networks are moving faster, reaching further and blurring the lines between threats. Into this shifting landscape steps Monica Juma, taking on one of the UN’s most demanding security and justice portfolios.
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World News in Brief: Risky return home in Lebanon, displacement in Gaza, emergency funding for Somalia
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 15, 2026 | 14:00 pmDespite the agreement announced on Sunday between the United States and Iran, displaced people in Lebanon continue to face difficulties in returning to their communities, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported.
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Triple climate threats affect nearly half the world’s children
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 15, 2026 | 14:00 pmDrought, extreme heat and heatwaves are the most prevalent trio of hazards endangering millions of children globally, warned a newly released climate report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
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