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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Gaza: ‘Unacceptable’ choice between getting shot or getting fed
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 11, 2025 | 14:00 pmFollowing the deaths of several children in an Israeli strike on Palestinians waiting in line for nutritional supplements in central Gaza on Thursday, UN humanitarian officials have once again condemned the killings of people at aid distribution sites in the enclave.
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150,000 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh amid renewed Myanmar violence
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 11, 2025 | 14:00 pmEscalating conflict and targeted violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state have forced some 150,000 Rohingya refugees to flee to Bangladesh over the past 18 months – the largest exodus to the neighbouring country in years.
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Malnutrition crisis deepens for Sudan’s children as war rages on
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 11, 2025 | 14:00 pmSudan’s brutal civil war is pushing more children towards the brink of starvation, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Friday, highlighting a sharp and alarming rise in severe acute malnutrition (SAM) cases across the country.
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‘An unending horror story’: Gangs and human rights abuses expand in Haiti
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 11, 2025 | 14:00 pmBetween October 2024 and June this year, Haiti has been caught in a vicious and unending cycle. First, gang violence expanded westward into the Artibonite and Centre Departments.
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Celebrating the potential and promise of the largest youth generation ever
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 11, 2025 | 14:00 pmYoung people are shaping the future and demanding a world that is just, inclusive and sustainable, the UN chief said on Friday, marking World Population Day.
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Desperate Afghan refugees return to an unfamiliar home
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 11, 2025 | 14:00 pmA chaotic wave of returnees from Iran and Pakistan is straining Afghanistan’s already fragile capacity under Taliban rule and threatening broader regional stability, said the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Friday.
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UN chief condemns latest Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 11, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe UN Secretary-General issued a statement on Friday condemning the latest Houthi rebel attacks on shipping in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen.
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Gazans dying in search of food, ‘starkest illustration’ of their desperation
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 11, 2025 | 14:00 pmHumanitarian needs in the Gaza Strip “have never been higher” while the ability to assist the population has “never been more constrained,” a senior official with the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday in New York.
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She fought for the girl the world left behind: Natalia Kanem’s UN legacy
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 10, 2025 | 14:00 pmWhen Natalia Kanem reflects on her eight-year tenure at the helm of the UN reproductive health agency, she doesn’t begin with global statistics, boardroom breakthroughs, or even memories of her visits to refugee camps.
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International Criminal Court: War crimes, systematic sexual violence ongoing in Darfur
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 10, 2025 | 14:00 pmSystematic rape and sexual violence are being used as weapons of war in Darfur, the International Criminal Court (ICC) warned on Thursday, as part of a widening investigation into what its Deputy Prosecutor said are escalating atrocities against civilians in[…]
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