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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Stopping child marriage is key to curbing deadly teen pregnancies: WHO
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 23, 2025 | 14:00 pmTeenage pregnancy remains the leading cause of death for girls aged 15 to 19, which countries could help prevent by allowing them to remain in school and ending child marriage, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
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World leaders rally for ‘full-speed’ climate action ahead of COP30
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 23, 2025 | 14:00 pmAt a high-stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva brought together 17 national leaders from major economies and climate-vulnerable countries. The goal was to accelerate global climate ambition ahead of[…]
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AI lightens the workload – but risks remain, labour agency warns
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 23, 2025 | 14:00 pmArtificial intelligence, robotics, and digitalization are rapidly reshaping how we work – but they’re a source of unexpected risks too.
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Sewage, trash and disease overwhelm displaced communities in Gaza
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 23, 2025 | 14:00 pmAmid sweltering heat, raw sewage and overflowing trash, displaced families in southern Gaza are facing an escalating public health crisis as aid remains blocked and medical supplies dwindle.
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Sexual violence systematically used as a weapon of war in the DR Congo
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 23, 2025 | 14:00 pmThe ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to have devastating consequences, particularly for women and children, who face an increased risk of conflict-related sexual violence.
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Health, education, opportunity at stake, amid stubborn digital gender divide
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 23, 2025 | 14:00 pmAs transformative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence continue to reshape the global economy, millions of women and girls remain excluded from the digital world – denied not only access to opportunity, but also the chance to shape their own futures.
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Largely eradicated diseases at risk of returning due to budget cuts
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 23, 2025 | 14:00 pmVaccines have saved around 150 million lives over the past 50 years, but that progress is now under threat.
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Gaza: Destruction of vital lifting gear halts search for thousands buried under rubble
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 22, 2025 | 14:00 pmFamilies in Gaza were holding on to the slim chance of finding loved ones buried under the ruins of destroyed homes – but that hope is fading fast.
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Guterres condemns deadly attack in Jammu and Kashmir
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 22, 2025 | 14:00 pmSecretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the armed attack in Jammu and Kashmir that claimed at least 28 lives earlier on Tuesday.
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Local leaders raise temperature on action to fight climate change
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Apr 22, 2025 | 14:00 pmCity officials, state governors and other leaders across the world are ensuring their localities can benefit from initiatives that tackle climate change and prosper in an uncertain future.
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