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. He has devoted his long and distinguished career to advancing universal human rights, notably the international protection of some of the world's most vulnerable people - refugees and stateless ...

Volker Türk (born 27 August 1965) is an Austrian lawyer and United Nations official. He has been the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights since October 2022.

Oct 4, 2023 · UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, during an interview for Europa Press, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on October 4 in Madrid, Spain. Volker Turk is an... Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk during a press conference in Bogota, Colombia, on January 25, 2022. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images Pricing

Newly appointed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk officially takes office at the Palais Wilson in Geneva on October 17, 2022. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images

Jan 14, 2025 · United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk arrived in Syria's capital, Damascus, on Tuesday for the first ever visit of the global body's rights chief to the...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Volker Türk of Austria as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, following approval by the General...

Prior to his serving as U.N. high commissioner for human rights, Mr. Türk served as the undersecretary-general for policy in the Office of the U.N. Secretary-General, and he previously served as assistant secretary-general for strategic coordination as well.

Jul 17, 2024 · On the second day of his official visit to Guatemala, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk travelled to the heart of the country and met with the Governor of the...

Sep 9, 2022 · From the UN Secretary-General. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Volker Türk of Austria as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,...