Mr. Vice President, Excellencies, Distinguished Colleagues, The Council has received the report pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 50/1, covering the human rights situation in Sudan from 11...

President of the Council, Excellencies, Friends, When the first Secretary-General of the United Nations, Trygve Lie, laid the cornerstone of the New York building that was to house the United Nations...

GENEVA (16 June 2023) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has called on everyone to work together to build a more respectful and civil world, and for effective action to end hate...

Thank you for the invitation to address you. I am pleased to be here with David Donoghue, who I worked with closely on the New York Declaration on Refugees and Migrants and that he skilfully...

The High Commissioner is appalled by the killing of the Governor of West Darfur, Khamis Abdullah Abbakar, on 14 June, just hours after he was arrested by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El-Geneina...

The appalling loss of life in the Mediterranean Sea was an horrific tragedy, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Friday. The High Commissioner expressed his condolences to those...

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today urged the Cambodian Government to act swiftly to enable and protect a conducive environment for a free and fair general election next month, saying he was...

Greetings to all of you I'm very happy to have this opportunity to speak with so many young people. Your insights into our environmental crises, into the impact of the pandemic, and into the digital...

GENEVA (14 June 2023) - Gender-based biases in public and political life against women remain deeply entrenched globally, and urgent action is needed to accelerate progress towards full participation...

Presentation of 2022 UN Human Rights Report Excellencies, Thank you for attending, and for your support of our work. I am pleased to present my first annual report on OHCHR’s activities and...