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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Sudan crisis: Türk condemns extrajudicial killings in Khartoum
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 3, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe fight for Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, likely involved widespread summary executions of civilians following its recent recapture by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Thursday.
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AI’s $4.8 trillion future: UN warns of widening digital divide without urgent action
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 3, 2025 | 14:00 pmArtificial Intelligence (AI) is on course to become a $4.8 trillion global market by 2033 – roughly the size of Germany’s economy – but unless urgent action is taken, its benefits may remain in the hands of a privileged few,[…]
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Myanmar: UN chief calls for urgent access as quake toll mounts
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 3, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe UN chief on Thursday called for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Myanmar, where last week’s devastating earthquakes claimed over 3,000 lives and left millions in urgent need of aid.
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UN envoy urges international support for West Africa and the Sahel
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 3, 2025 | 14:00 pmIn a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday, the UN Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel painted a mixed picture of the region, which is facing a growing terrorist threat but also political progress and encouraging initiatives.
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UN rights chief warns of increasing risk of atrocity crimes in Gaza
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 3, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe recent killings of 15 medical personnel and humanitarian aid workers in Gaza raise further concerns over the commission of war crimes by the Israeli military, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights told the Security Council on Thursday.
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World News in Brief: Israeli military escalation in Syria, Nicaragua rights probe, South Sudan talks
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 3, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe UN Special Envoy for Syria has condemned the repeated and intensifying military escalations by Israel in the country, including airstrikes that have caused civilian casualties.
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DR Congo: Armed violence displaces thousands as cholera outbreak worsens
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 3, 2025 | 14:00 pmOngoing violence in North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to kill, injure and displace civilians, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned.
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‘Every piece tells a story’: Bombs to beauty, from Gaza to Ukraine
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 3, 2025 | 14:00 pmWhat happens to bombs after they land? Some explode. Some don’t, leaving behind a deadly legacy of war, but now the remnants of conflict and devastation are being turned into wearable messages of peace.
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World is ‘failing’ people with disabilities: UN deputy chief
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 2, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe “world is failing” people living with disabilities, UN deputy chief Amina Mohammed has told a major summit which aims to galvanize global efforts to ensure they are fully integrated into all parts of society.
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UN condemns killing of 1,000 people in Gaza since ceasefire collapse
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 2, 2025 | 14:00 pmUN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed grave concern on Wednesday over the human toll resulting from the intensified hostilities in Gaza.
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