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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Aid teams highlight growing anxiety in Gaza after food is looted
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 23, 2025 | 14:00 pmLong-awaited food supplies have been looted in Gaza overnight while being transported to desperate communities in the war-torn enclave, UN aid teams reported on Friday.
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Syrians face staggering needs amid insecurity and healthcare crisis
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 23, 2025 | 14:00 pmMillions of people in Syria continue to face mortal danger from unexploded munitions, disease and malnutrition and more international support is urgently required, senior UN aid officials said on Friday.
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‘A silent crisis’: Obstetric fistula affects 500,000 women, yet it’s fully treatable
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 23, 2025 | 14:00 pmFive days – that is how long it took Dah, a 14-year-old prospective mother from Côte d’Ivoire, to give birth. The child was stillborn and she developed obstetric fistula.
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Guterres calls on Israel to accept UN’s ‘detailed, principled’ aid plan for Gaza
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 23, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe UN Secretary-General on Friday outlined a five-stage plan to provide lifesaving aid to the stricken population of Gaza, making clear the organization will not take part in any scheme that fails to respect international law or basic humanitarian principles.
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UN rights chief calls on South Sudan’s warring parties to end renewed fighting
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 23, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe UN on Friday warned of further deterioration in the human rights situation in South Sudan amid an uptick in hostilities, arbitrary arrests and hate speech since February.
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Escalating violence drives food crisis across eastern DR Congo, warns WFP
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 23, 2025 | 14:00 pmAs violence intensifies in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Food Programme (WFP) warned Friday that food insecurity is worsening both within the country and in neighbouring States, where 140,000 Congolese have fled since January.
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Diplomats prepare ground for June conference on two-State solution for Israel and Palestine
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 23, 2025 | 14:00 pmDiplomats convened at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday to lay the groundwork for a crucial international conference in June, aimed at advancing global efforts towards achieving a two-State solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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Public health champions honoured for work ‘beyond the call of normal duty’
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 23, 2025 | 14:00 pmSome patients are easy to diagnose. They walk into a clinic and explain their symptoms. They can afford to pay for healthcare and access it seamlessly.
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UNHCR underscores plight of Rohingya refugees amid alarming reports
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 23, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday released a statement expressing grave concern over reports that two boats carrying Rohingya refugees sank off the coast of Myanmar earlier this month, with an estimated 427 people dead.
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World News in Brief: UK cedes sovereignty over Chagos Islands, suffering in Sudan deepens, UN releases new emergency relief funds
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 22, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe United Kingdom agreed to cede its control over the Chagos Islands to the Republic of Mauritius in an agreement signed between the two countries on Thursday.
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