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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Retaliatory spiral in Middle East must end, says UN chief after reported strikes on Iran
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 19, 2024 | 14:00 pmFollowing reports of alleged Israeli strikes inside Iran near a nuclear power station early Friday, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a new appeal to all parties to “stop the dangerous cycle of retaliation in the Middle East”.
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Myanmar: Rohingyas in firing line as Rakhine conflict intensifies
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 19, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe UN’s top human rights official on Friday raised alarm over the escalating violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state between junta and opposition forces amid reports of the military regime forcing members of the minority Muslim Rohingya community to join their[…]
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Ukraine war, ‘stark reminder’ of the trials facing multilateralism
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 19, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe Russian invasion of Ukraine is “a stark reminder” of the challenges to multilateralism and remains the top priority of UN partner the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Security Council heard on Friday.
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World News in Brief: Green light for new cholera vaccine, Ukraine attacks condemned, action against racism call, Brazil rights defenders alert
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 19, 2024 | 14:00 pmA new oral vaccine for cholera has been given the green light for manufacture by the UN health agency allowing for the massive scale-up of lifesaving immunisation in the world’s most vulnerable communities.
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Mixed efforts to achieve energy goals highlighted at the end of Sustainability Week
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 19, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe President of the UN General Assembly called for the acknowledgement of mixed efforts to achieve the goals of the Decade of Sustainable Energy, as the UN’s first ever Sustainability Week drew to a close on Friday.
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Stories from the UN Archive: Retro cutting-edge tech at the UN
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 18, 2024 | 14:00 pmLong before artificial intelligence, UN staff brainstormed and developed innovative solutions in the Organization's day-to-day affairs, so this #ThrowbackThursday we are taking you behind the scenes for a peek at some almost forgotten retro mid-20th century cutting-edge tech at UN[…]
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World News in Brief: Rights chief Türk urges peace in DR Congo, Haiti aid update, food insecurity in Timor Leste
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 18, 2024 | 14:00 pmUN human rights chief Volker Türk this week met survivors of massacres in eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who told him they are desperate for peace.
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Assembly President calls for massive investment in sustainable infrastructure
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 18, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe President of the UN General Assembly on Thursday underscored the critical need for resilient infrastructure if the world is to reach the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline.
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US vetoes Palestine’s request for full UN membership
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 18, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe Security Council rejected Palestine’s request for UN membership on Thursday, with the United States casting a veto.
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Renewable energy transforming the landscape
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 18, 2024 | 14:00 pmRenewable energy, if supported by governments, can “truly change the landscape” in terms of achieving equitable access to affordable and clean energy, but only if they can move from “commitment to action”, according to the Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency[…]
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