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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‘A spirit of oneness’: Cooperatives cultivating peace in South Sudan
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 5, 2025 | 14:00 pmWithin one year, a maize and sorghum cooperative of 20 members in the Central Equatorial State of South Sudan had grown to over 150 members allowing many members to boost their income and provide for their families for the first[…]
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UN chief condemns Russian strikes on Ukraine, warns of nuclear safety risk
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 5, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe UN Secretary-General on Saturday strongly condemned Russia’s latest wave of drone and missile attacks in Ukraine – reportedly the largest in over three years of war – warning that the strikes again jeopardised nuclear safety at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear[…]
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The Sevilla Commitment: A vital step to rebuild trust in global cooperation
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 3, 2025 | 14:00 pmCivil society organisations have welcomed the consensus reached at the landmark sustainable development conference concluding this Thursday in Sevilla, while cautioning that real progress will depend on sustained action.
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With sustainable development under threat, Sevilla summit rekindles hope and unity
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 3, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe landmark Financing for Development conference in Sevilla has concluded with a renewed sense of resolve and a focus on action that can change lives worldwide, according to UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed.
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Chile and Argentina among coldest places on Earth as polar anticyclone grips region
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 3, 2025 | 14:00 pmTemperatures across lower South America have plummeted – falling as low as -15° Celsius or 5° Fahrenheit in some places – as a rare polar cold wave grips the region, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported on Thursday.
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Landless and locked out: Young farmers struggle for a future
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 3, 2025 | 14:00 pmAgricultural land is more than just a resource to produce food – for many older adults around the world, a land deed is the only safety net they have as they enter their old age. As a result, they hold[…]
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UN chief ‘appalled’ by worsening Gaza crisis as civilians face displacement, aid blockades
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 3, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe UN Secretary-General is “appalled” by the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as civilians face yet another wave of mass displacement with few safe places to go.
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UN Human Rights Council hears grim updates on Ukraine, Gaza and global racism
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 3, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe UN Human Rights Council on Thursday heard sobering briefings on the human rights situations in Ukraine and Gaza, along with a call to confront structural racism and intersectional discrimination worldwide.
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Shelter and safety elude Afghan women returnees from Iran and Pakistan
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 3, 2025 | 14:00 pmAs returns of Afghan refugees and those living in refugee-like conditions from Iran and Pakistan increase – many forcibly – women and girls are arriving in a country where their rights, safety, and futures face severe threats, according to a[…]
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Gaza: Access to key water facility in Khan Younis disrupted, UN reports
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 2, 2025 | 14:00 pmA key water reservoir serving Khan Younis in southern Gaza has become inaccessible following new Israeli displacement orders, sparking fears of a collapse in the city’s water distribution network and worsening already dire humanitarian conditions, the United Nations warned on[…]
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