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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Stranded Hormuz seafarers begin mass evacuation operation
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 24, 2026 | 14:00 pmAs the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) released more details of its plan to evacuate more than 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, one mariner caught up in the emergency has described the ever-present fear of coming under[…]
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Security Council LIVE: Open debate on children and armed conflict
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 24, 2026 | 14:00 pmThe UN Security Council held on open debate on Thursday focused on strengthening protections for children caught in armed conflict. The Secretary-General's latest report reveals that in 2025, soldiers and Government forces were responsible for more grave violations against children[…]
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New global rules clear the road for driverless vehicles
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 24, 2026 | 14:00 pmA UN vehicle standards forum has approved the first global regulations for fully autonomous driving systems (ADS), marking a major step towards the safe deployment of self-driving vehicles.
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How the stories we tell about ageing shape our future
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 24, 2026 | 14:00 pmThe way societies talk about ageing can shape everything from public policy to people's own expectations of later life, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) said on Wednesday in a new report that calls for shifting away from[…]
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Lives at risk in DR Congo as Ebola outbreak continues to outpace response
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 24, 2026 | 14:00 pmThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to spread faster than aid efforts can keep pace, despite significant gains in treatment capacity and growing community engagement, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday.
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UN chief: Targeting methane is a climate battle ‘we can win’
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 24, 2026 | 14:00 pmAmid efforts to cool global warming, the battle hinges on targeting such super-pollutants as methane, which emits one third of the world’s greenhouse gases and “is a fight we can win”, the UN chief on Wednesday.
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Young peacebuilders: Funding matters, but so do trust and partnerships
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 24, 2026 | 14:00 pmYoung people working on promoting peace in some of the world’s most fragile and polarized places say financial support remains essential, but money alone will not sustain their efforts to organize youth to participate in peacebuilding.
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World News in Brief: Students injured in Sudan drone strike, dangerous returns in south Lebanon, celebrating women diplomats
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 24, 2026 | 14:00 pmOngoing fighting in the Sudanese city of El Obeid continues to endanger civilians and damage infrastructure, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
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Report details widespread use of sexual violence in Sudan war
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 23, 2026 | 14:00 pmA new UN human rights report issued on Tuesday details the brutality and scale of conflict-related sexual violence in Sudan since war erupted in April 2023 and its profound, long-term impacts on victims, families and communities.
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World News in Brief: UN launches Hormuz evacuation plan, UNICEF youth champion killed in Gaza, Lebanon ceasefire ‘largely holding’
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jun 23, 2026 | 14:00 pmThe International Maritime Organization (IMO) will begin implementing an evacuation plan for more than 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, the UN agency announced on Tuesday.
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