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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While world waits for details on Iran-US accord, UN calls for Hormuz aid corridor
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 15, 2026 | 14:00 pmAs representatives of Iran and the United States reportedly prepared to sign a new peace agreement at the end of the week, the UN on Monday stressed the urgent need to open an aid corridor to transit the choked-off Strait[…]
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Ukraine: Latest Russian attack kills civilians, damages cultural landmark
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 15, 2026 | 14:00 pmSeveral civilians were killed and dozens more were injured in the latest wave of overnight attacks in Ukraine that targeted the capital Kyiv, the city of Kharkiv and the country’s history and cultural heritage, the United Nations said on Monday.
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Sudan civilians trapped by fear, disappearance and detention: rights experts
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 15, 2026 | 14:00 pmAs Sudan’s conflict enters a fourth year, civilians are increasingly trapped not only by frontline violence but by fear, disappearance and detention, according to an update by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan to the 62nd Session of[…]
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WHO and Brazil urge world leaders to finalise Pandemic Agreement to prevent future global health crises
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 15, 2026 | 14:00 pmGlobal officials are calling on world leaders to finalise a crucial international agreement aimed at preventing future pandemics, according to a joint letter issued on Monday.
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WHO commends Uganda’s Ebola response, urges vigilance and regional cooperation
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 15, 2026 | 14:00 pmThe head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has praised Uganda’s response to an Ebola outbreak that has spread from neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while warning that continued vigilance and cross-border cooperation will be critical to stopping[…]
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Refugee turned peacemaker: The young woman leader transforming communities in the Central African Republic
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 14, 2026 | 14:00 pmIn the heart of the Central African Republic (CAR), a nation long marked by conflict, Nina Mireille Yankinon stands as a symbol of resilience, leadership, and hope, dedicating her life to helping communities torn apart by war.
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Guterres welcomes US-Iran peace deal as ‘critical step’ toward ending conflict
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 14, 2026 | 14:00 pmUN Secretary General António Guterres welcomed on Sunday a new peace deal between the United States and Iran, calling it a “critical step” toward ending the conflict.
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Instability, war and closed borders: How aid workers get emergency food to hungry Afghan children
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 13, 2026 | 14:00 pmThe odyssey begins in Indonesia and ends, 15,000 kilometres later, in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Along the way, critical food aid destined for young Afghan students crosses nine countries, over land and sea, skirting geopolitical unrest and conflict zones.
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Women and girls caught up in Yemen’s ‘forgotten crisis’ bear the heaviest toll as funding falls
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 12, 2026 | 14:00 pmYemen remains gripped by one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with 22 million – out of a population of 35 million – requiring assistance. Women and girls account for half of those in need, and two-thirds of them are[…]
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Security Council weighs future of UN war crimes mechanism as closure nears
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 12, 2026 | 14:00 pmThe Security Council on Friday weighed the future of the UN mechanism responsible for completing the remaining work of the international tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, as members debated how to preserve its legacy while bringing its mandate[…]
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