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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Climate crisis: Satellites and AI offer hope for global action, says UN weather agency
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Sep 18, 2024 | 14:00 pmAmid renewed warnings from leading climate scientists that global warming could reach 3C above pre-industrial levels this century, the head of the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) insisted on Wednesday that new technology and AI offer the opportunity to implement[…]
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‘Create a future fit for our grandchildren’, Guterres urges, ahead of gamechanger Summit
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Sep 18, 2024 | 14:00 pmCountries must use a once-in-a-generation UN summit to address current and emerging global challenges and reform outdated international institutions, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday in New York.
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UN appeals for restraint after further devices explode across Lebanon
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Sep 18, 2024 | 14:00 pmUN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an end to the escalation in violence in the Middle East amid reports of a fresh wave of electronic device detonations in Lebanon which caused further deaths and injuries.
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Afghanistan: UN warns of growing crisis under increasingly authoritarian Taliban rule
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Sep 18, 2024 | 14:00 pmConcerns for women and the overall state of humanitarian rights in Afghanistan are growing following further legal clampdowns by the Taliban, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday.
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UN General Assembly demands Israel end ‘unlawful presence’ in Occupied Palestinian Territory
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Sep 18, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution that demands that Israel “brings to an end without delay its unlawful presence” in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
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World News in Brief: Yemen detainee appeal, Typhoon Yagi impacts, ease asylum seekers’ plight, mpox cash boost
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Sep 18, 2024 | 14:00 pmRegional directors from six UN agencies and three non-governmental organizations (NGOs) called on Wednesday for the immediate and unconditional release of scores of colleagues who have been arbitrarily detained in Yemen for 100 days.
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Sudan: UN urges immediate action to stop fighting in El Fasher
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Sep 18, 2024 | 14:00 pmA sharp escalation in fighting in Sudan’s El Fasher, along with ongoing clashes between rival military factions across the country, is heightening the risk of atrocities, including violence against women, and worsening the already dire humanitarian crisis, senior UN officials[…]
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Nigeria: UN agencies assist families affected by floods
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Sep 17, 2024 | 14:00 pmUN agencies and their humanitarian partners are providing life-saving relief to families in Nigeria who lost their homes during recent flooding.
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UN rights expert calls for immediate release of all Israeli hostages
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Sep 17, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe UN independent human rights expert on protection from torture on Tuesday reiterated the urgent need for all Israeli hostages held in Gaza to be unconditionally released.
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Top UN official appeals for calm following wave of pager explosions in Lebanon
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Sep 17, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, has called for calm following attacks across the country on Tuesday which killed at least nine people, including children, and left thousands injured - many critically.
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