Biennial panel discussion on unilateral coercive measures and human rights "The impact of unilateral coercive measures and overcompliance on the right to development and the achievement of the...

Six years ago this week, Myanmar’s military initiated its latest brutal campaign in a decades-long persecution of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Rakhine State. In what has been alleged to be a...

We are deeply shocked by the high number of killings over the past week in Brazil, where at least 45 people were killed in different parts of the country during police operations allegedly aimed at...

Distinguished Chairpersons and Members of the European Parliament, It is an honour to be back in Brussels, and to have this exchange of views with you about the range of human rights issues that your...

MORNING 10 March 2023 Council Holds First Part of its Annual Full-Day Meeting on the Rights of the Child on the Theme of the Rights of the Child and the Digital Environment, Continues Interactive...

GENEVA/TASHKENT/ASTANA (9 March 2023) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk will visit Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan over a period of five days from 13 March, at the invitation of the two...

GENEVA (20 January 2023) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk will conduct a two-day official mission to Ecuador starting on Sunday 22 January, at the invitation of the Government...

Human Rights Chief appeals for increase in voluntary funds GENEVA (20 January 2023) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today launched an appeal for US$452 million to assist funding...

Excellencies, distinguished delegates, It is great to see you all on this brisk Friday morning. I’m very glad to be with you, and to extend my warmest wishes for a happy, peaceful and healthy new year...

Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, My visit to Ukraine ended a week ago. But the horrors, suffering and the daily toll that this war is having on people in the country remain with...