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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Dealing with ‘unknowns’ flying in high-conflict Haiti
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 14, 2024 | 14:00 pmTwo women involved in the day-to-day operations in Haiti of the UN’s humanitarian air service, known as UNHAS, say they have to manage “unknowns” and “dangers and stress” in order to keep aircraft flying.
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450,000 Gazans now uprooted from Rafah as Israeli bombardment continues
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 14, 2024 | 14:00 pmLarge parts of the city of Rafah are now a “ghost town”, with UN humanitarians reporting on Tuesday that some 450,000 Gazans have been forcibly displaced from the southernmost city by Israeli evacuation orders in the last week.
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Guterres deplores Rafah escalation
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 14, 2024 | 14:00 pmUN Secretary-General António Guterres is appalled by the escalation of Israeli military activity in and around Rafah in southern Gaza, his spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Record 75.9 million internally displaced in 2023, UN report reveals
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 14, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe number of people living in internal displacement soared to a record 75.9 million last year, a new UN-backed report said on Tuesday.
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UN envoy decries continued political stalemate in Libya
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 14, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe outgoing head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) urged leaders to end their stalemate and bring the country back on the path to peace and stability, in an exclusive interview with UN News.
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ICC Prosecutor outlines roadmap to complete Libya war crimes probe
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 14, 2024 | 14:00 pmThe Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced at the UN Security Council on Tuesday that the investigative stage of the legal proceedings into alleged war crimes in Libya is expected to conclude by the end of 2025, transitioning[…]
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Security Council hears of relentless attacks against civilians and infrastructure in Ukraine
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 14, 2024 | 14:00 pmEscalating Russian attacks in northeast Ukraine have killed civilians, sparked further displacement and caused massive destruction to railways and other infrastructure, a senior official with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, told the Security Council on Tuesday.
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World News in Brief: Arson at UNRWA’s East Jerusalem office, UN probe on staff member’s death in Gaza, food insecurity in South Sudan
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 14, 2024 | 14:00 pmA fresh arson attempt was made late Monday on the headquarters of the UN agency for Palestine refugees UNRWA in occupied Jerusalem, the second incident in five days, the agency’s chief said.
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UN forum in Bahrain: Innovation as the key to solving global problems
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 14, 2024 | 14:00 pmA major UN forum opened on Tuesday in Bahrain. Its mission: to empower entrepreneurial leaders who can build a brighter future and achieve sustainable development for all.
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World News in Brief: Children in eastern DR Congo, Iran death sentence, support for Haiti
UN News - Global perspective Human stories May 13, 2024 | 14:00 pmA senior official with the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, appealed on Monday for urgent action to support diplomatic and long-term solutions to address the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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