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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‘Just in case’ antibiotics widely overused during COVID-19, says UN health agency
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 26, 2024 | 14:00 pmAntibiotics saw “extensive overuse” globally among hospitalised COVID-19 patients during the pandemic without improving clinical outcomes, while also potentially increasing the already serious and growing threat of antimicrobial resistance from "superbugs", the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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Gaza’s unexploded ordnance could take 14 years to clear
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 26, 2024 | 14:00 pmMaking Gaza safe again from unexploded bombs could take 14 years, UN demining experts said on Friday.
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Burkina Faso: UN rights office deeply alarmed at reported killing of 220 villagers
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 26, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday raised alarm over the situation in northern Burkina Faso, where several hundred civilians, including children, were reportedly killed amidst fighting between security forces and armed groups.
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Climate action ‘cannot trample over the poor’, says Guterres, launching new initiative to protect key minerals for clean energy transition
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 26, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe UN Secretary-General on Friday launched an initiative focusing on ensuring fairness, sustainability and respect for human rights throughout the entire process of sourcing and using critical minerals needed for the clean energy transition.
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Ukraine war: UNICEF highlights 40 per cent rise in children killed this year
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 26, 2024 | 14:00 pmAs deadly attacks in Ukraine continue, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday that the number of children killed so far this year has increased by nearly 40 per cent compared to 2023.
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Sudan: Civilians trapped in El Fasher as UN warns of imminent attack
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 26, 2024 | 14:00 pmEscalating violence in Sudan’s North Darfur state has left dozens dead and people trapped in El Fasher city, which is home to around 800,000 people, many displaced due to fighting.
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UN updates on probe into allegations of staff collusion during 7 October attacks
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 26, 2024 | 14:00 pmA UN office investigating Israeli accusations that 12 staff members from UN Palestine relief agency UNRWA were involved in the 7 October Hamas-led attacks has closed one of the cases because Israel had not provided any supporting evidence, UN Spokesperson[…]
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World News in Brief: Support for Haiti mission, challenge of ‘commodity dependence’, Iran's 'strict' hijab law
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 26, 2024 | 14:00 pmFollowing the installation of a transitional council in Haiti, seven countries officially notified the UN Secretary-General on Friday of their intention to contribute personnel to the Security Council-backed support mission for the crisis-wracked Caribbean nation.
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Signing the war in Gaza: Overcoming deafness and displacement
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 26, 2024 | 14:00 pmBassem Al-Habal carried a large bag of flour provided by the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, inside one of the shelters in the city of Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, part of his daily journey to find[…]
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World News in Brief: ‘Barbaric’ sexual violence in Sudan, Haiti’s transitional council in place, rights experts condemn Iran rapper’s death sentence
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 25, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe international community must take immediate action to end the wave of sexual violence being carried out against women and girls in Sudan, two senior UN officials said on Thursday.
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