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1 day ago · The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is the leading United Nations entity in the field of human rights, with a unique mandate to promote and protect all human rights for all people.
High Commissioner for Human Rights Highlights the Cruelty of …
Jun 18, 2024 · VOLKER TÜRK, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said it pained him to start the global update with the cruelty of war. Since last March, where he had spoken of the right to peace, conflicts had only intensified.
High Commissioner’s opening statement to the seventy-fifth
4 days ago · Good morning. This has been a year of extremes. A year of contradictions. A year of loss and of grief, without doubt, as we continue to witness conflict, violence and abuses that displace millions. Fed by the belief – no: the terrible lie – that the path to peace is found through war. But also, a year with at least some moments of hope. This summer, we had the privilege to applaud the best ...
Volker Türk appointed new UN High Commissioner for Human …
Sep 8, 2022 · Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday appointed Volker Türk of Austria as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, following approval by the General Assembly.
Global Refugee Crisis Growing Worse, with Aid Workers near …
May 30, 2024 · Stressing the grave and unprecedented challenges to peace and security, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees told the Security Council in a briefing today that 2024 is even worse...
China responsible for ‘serious human rights violations ... - UN News
Aug 31, 2022 · A long-awaited report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) into what China refers to as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) has concluded that “serious...
Volker Türk | OHCHR
Mr. Türk is the current United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. He took up his official functions as High Commissioner on 17 October 2022.
UN refugee chief urges Security Council to ‘step up’ for ... - UN News
May 30, 2024 · The UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Thursday called on the Security Council to prevent millions more people from being displaced by war, violence and persecution. Filippo Grandi said the...
Statement by the High Commissioner at the Summit of the …
Sep 22, 2024 · UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi addresses the Summit of the Future at the UN General Assembly in New York.
UN chief taps Volker Turk as next rights chief - france24.com
Sep 8, 2022 · United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has tapped the Austrian diplomat Volker Turk to be the next High Commissioner for Human Rights, according to a document sent Thursday to the ...