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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Jazz takes centre stage in Chicago for 2026
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 1, 2025 | 14:00 pmChicago has been named host city for the 2026 International Jazz Day festivities - coinciding with the 15th anniversary of the event and the 250th anniversary of the United States.
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Israel must end ‘cruel collective punishment’ in Gaza, urges UN relief chief
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 1, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe UN’s top humanitarian official on Thursday issued a stark warning over the continuing blockade of aid into Gaza, calling on Israel to lift restrictions that have left civilians without food, medical care, and hope.
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Millions will die from funding cuts, says UN aid chief
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 30, 2025 | 14:00 pmLifesaving operations everywhere continue to be shut down by sweeping funding cutbacks which will result in millions of people dying, the UN’s top aid official said on Wednesday.
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‘Recovery must move ahead’ in southern Lebanon, top aid official says
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 30, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon has called for greater support to people in the south of the country working to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of last year’s hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Syria: UN envoy warns of escalating violence in Syria
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 30, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, voiced deep concern on Wednesday over the recent surge in violence across Syria, particularly in the suburbs of Damascus and in Homs.
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First Person: Myanmar aid workers brave conflict and harsh conditions to bring aid to earthquake victims
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 30, 2025 | 14:00 pmIn the aftermath of the huge 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March, life-saving aid efforts led by the UN are being hampered by damaged infrastructure, ongoing armed conflict and global aid funding cuts.
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UN alert over deepening crisis in Sudan as famine spreads and violence escalates
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 30, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe United Nations has warned that Sudan is sliding deeper into catastrophe, with growing famine and surging violence – particularly in North Darfur – driving mass displacement and an alarming rise in civilian deaths.
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UNRWA warns against closure of six schools in East Jerusalem
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 30, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe education of 800 students in occupied East Jerusalem is at risk as Israel moves to close their schools next week, a senior official with the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said on Wednesday.
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Haiti: Mass displacement and deportation surge amid violence
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 30, 2025 | 14:00 pmMarked by mass killings, abductions and sexual violence during the first quarter of 2025, the human rights situation in Haiti remained extremely concerning, the UN said in a report published on Wednesday.
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Plague of rats and insects provides latest challenge for war-shattered Gazans
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 29, 2025 | 14:00 pmAfter suffering almost 18 months of deadly bombardment, displacement and lack of access to basic services, the embattled people of Gaza face yet another challenge: the threat of insects and rodents.
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