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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Keeping hope ‘alive for younger generations’ in Haiti as funding falters
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Feb 6, 2026 | 13:00 pmHaiti is facing one of the world’s most acute humanitarian crises, driven by escalating gang violence, political paralysis, and deep economic distress.
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Concerns persist over herbicide spraying reports on Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Feb 6, 2026 | 13:00 pmThe UN reiterated concerns on Friday over reports that Israeli forces sprayed a highly toxic herbicide over areas north of the Blue Line separating Lebanon from Israel on 1 February.
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Guterres welcomes resumption of Iran-US talks
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Feb 6, 2026 | 13:00 pmUN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday welcomed the resumption of talks between Iran and the United States.
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Ukraine war keeps nuclear safety on a knife-edge, UN watchdog warns
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Feb 6, 2026 | 13:00 pmAttacks on Ukraine’s power system highlight how the ongoing war threatens the safety of the country’s nuclear facilities, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned on Friday.
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Nuclear disarmament at breaking point as mistrust grows – but hope remains
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Feb 6, 2026 | 13:00 pmThe global system governing nuclear disarmament is facing its most serious crisis in decades, driven by growing mistrust among major powers and the steady erosion of arms control agreements, a senior disarmament expert has warned.
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Pakistan: Guterres condemns deadly suicide bombing at Islamabad mosque
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Feb 6, 2026 | 13:00 pmThe UN Secretary-General on Friday strongly condemned an attack on worshippers at a mosque in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, after an explosion during prayers reportedly killed dozens and injured many more.
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World News in Brief: UN condemns attack on civilians in Nigeria, updates from Gaza and West Bank, relief flights to resume in Yemen
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Feb 5, 2026 | 13:00 pmThe UN Secretary-General on Thursday strongly condemned a deadly terrorist attack in Kwara state in western Nigeria, where more than 100 people were reportedly killed.
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Chad: Africa’s refugee haven struggles with its own stark challenges
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Feb 5, 2026 | 13:00 pmAmid the ongoing war in Sudan, Chad, the country receiving the most refugees in Central Africa, saw slight improvements in its humanitarian situation last year, but as one of the most vulnerable nations on the African continent, it is still[…]
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UN Police ‘indispensable’ to fulfilling peacekeeping mandates, Security Council hears
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Feb 5, 2026 | 13:00 pmThe head of UN Peacekeeping on Thursday called for greater support for international police officers deployed to field missions at a time when financial resources are dwindling and multilateralism is waning.
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Fatwas, faith and fallacies: Myth-busting female genital mutilation in Africa
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Feb 5, 2026 | 13:00 pmOlivia Albert, 19, was subjected to female genital (FGM) mutilation when she was 14. She told the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA) that she hid her pain because everyone around her said it was normal.
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