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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From deepfakes to grooming: UN warns of escalating AI threats to children
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 26, 2026 | 13:00 pmThe staggering amount of harmful AI-generated online content has prompted an urgent call from across the UN system for a raft of measures to protect children from abuse, exploitation and mental trauma.
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A new blow for UNRWA as headquarters in East Jerusalem 'set on fire'
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 26, 2026 | 13:00 pmThe head of embattled UN relief agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, has condemned reports that its headquarters in East Jerusalem have been set alight deliberately.
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South Sudan: UN and rights experts warn against risk of mass violence in Jonglei
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 26, 2026 | 13:00 pmThe UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is sounding the alarm over the threat of escalating violence in Jonglei state which is putting lives at risk and further weakening prospects for peace.
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UN chief warns ‘law of the jungle’ is replacing rule of law
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 26, 2026 | 13:00 pmWarning that the “rule of law is being replaced by the law of the jungle,” the UN Secretary-General on Monday urged world powers to recommit to international law as the foundation of peace, justice and multilateral cooperation.
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Between fear and survival: Women and girls flee violence in northern Syria
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 26, 2026 | 13:00 pmWhen fighting recently intensified near her neighbourhood in Aleppo, in northern Syria, Fatima and her family had to run.
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World News in Brief: Deadly shipwrecks in the Mediterranean, Duterte trial update, final hostage remains recovered in Gaza, FAO boosts farming in Haiti
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 26, 2026 | 13:00 pmThe UN migration agency, IOM, expressed deep concern on Monday over multiple deadly shipwrecks that are believed to have taken place over the past ten days across the Central Mediterranean.
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Gaza ceasefire improves aid access, but children still face deadly conditions
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 26, 2026 | 13:00 pmThe fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is making a difference to the lives of over a million children, and improving overall access to food - but more aid still needs to enter.
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‘We must stand up for our shared humanity - each and every day’: UN human rights chief
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 26, 2026 | 13:00 pmOn the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on the global community to “not only to look at our past, but to reflect on our present, and to safeguard our future.”
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From family farm to climate tech: How one Kenyan woman is helping farmers outsmart drought
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 25, 2026 | 13:00 pm“Giving up is not an option - so many people depend on you,” the words of Maryanne Gichanga, a participant in a UN supported initiative, which aims to help farmers in Kenya find solutions to alleviate the pressures of climate change[…]
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US withdrawal from WHO ‘risks global safety’, agency says in detailed rebuttal
UN News - Global perspective Human stories Jan 24, 2026 | 13:00 pmThe World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a detailed statement regretting the United States decision to leave the UN agency, and declaring that it will leave both the US and the world less safe as a result.
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