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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Deadly Atlantic shipwreck shows victims’ desperation, says UN refugee agency
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 26, 2024 | 14:00 pmNews of another deadly shipwreck tragedy off the coast of Mauritania is a clear indication of the desperation people on the move continue to face as they attempt to escape strife, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
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UN urges peace and respect for Olympic Truce as Paris Summer Games begin
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 26, 2024 | 14:00 pmAs the Summer Olympics and Paralympics get underway in Paris on Friday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for global respect of the Olympic Truce – a custom of halting all hostilities from before to after the Games.
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WHO to send one million polio vaccines to Gaza to protect children
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 26, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe UN health agency said on Friday that it is sending more than a million polio vaccines to Gaza after the discovery of the highly infectious disease in sewage samples.
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Global education fund announces $2.5 million grant for Haiti
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 26, 2024 | 14:00 pmA UN-backed global fund that supports education in emergencies will provide $2.5 million to ensure that thousands of children affected by gang violence in Haiti can attend school in safety.
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Gaza: Evacuation orders displace thousands, disrupt aid operations
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 26, 2024 | 14:00 pmHumanitarians estimate that more than 190,000 Palestinians were displaced this week in Khan Younis and Deir Al-Balah following the latest evacuation orders in Gaza, the UN said on Friday.
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‘Endless nightmare’ of death and destruction in Gaza, UN officials tell Security Council
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 26, 2024 | 14:00 pmSenior UN officials on Friday reiterated the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza, and escalating threat to aid workers, urging immediate action prevent further deterioration.
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World News in Brief: Historic Palestine monastery on World Heritage in Danger List, rights office condemnation as Ghana upholds anti-gay law, free jailed Russian activist
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 26, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe World Heritage Committee of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced on Friday that the Monastery of Saint Hilarion/Tell Umm Amer in Palestine has been added to its list of global heritage sites and another for sites[…]
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Oil tanker sinks, hundreds of thousands affected as ‘super typhoon’ batters Philippines
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 26, 2024 | 14:00 pmOver 1.5 million people have been affected in the Philippines, where a state of calamity was declared this week in Metro Manila and nearby areas, as Super Typhoon Gaemi swept through the island nation, the UN Office for the Coordination[…]
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World News in Brief: Rights experts urge US to protect peaceful assembly rights, attacks against Ahmadis in Pakistan, sustainability push at Paris Olympics
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 25, 2024 | 14:00 pmUN independent human rights experts on Thursday expressed deep concern over a “massive crackdown” on pro-Palestinian student protests at various universities in the United States, urging authorities to uphold the rights to free speech and peaceful assembly.
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Security Council debates weapon transfers to Ukraine
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jul 25, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe transfer of arms to Ukraine was the focus of debate in the UN Security Council on Thursday in the latest meeting convened by Russia to address the issue.
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