The UN’s top human rights official warned on Tuesday that repression is tightening its grip in Venezuela while civilians in ...

Many UN organisations, including the World Health Organisation and the International Organisation for Migration, have slashed ...

The UN human rights chief said on Monday the antisemitic attack on the Jewish community in Sydney which left fifteen dead at ...

According to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, the progress made so far represents only the beginning of ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk speaks during a press conference in Geneva, 12 February, 2025 ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief warned Thursday that the world is at an especially dangerous moment in history, with disregard and disrespect for international law “reaching a ...

On April 13th, 1989, a 24-year-old law student walked up to UN headquarters in Vienna for the first day of a short term contract. Few would have paid much attention to Volker Türk that morning. “I ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk talks to the press in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday Jan. 15, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki) DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The United Nations human rights chief ...

GENEVA – With wars and violence uprooting record numbers of people worldwide, UNHCR’s international protection chief today called for a renewed spirit of multilateralism to provide effective refugee ...

The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is one of the most difficult jobs at the international body. On the one hand, some UN member-states are corrupt dictatorships that ...

The Star City’s beloved Drumstick Dash returns on Thursday, and we’re working for you to ensure you’re fully prepared. FILE - United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Assistant High ...

BERLINBERLIN — The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday approved a veteran Austrian diplomat to be the global body’s human rights chief and its advocate for adherence to universal rights at a time when ...