The conflict in Sudan which erupted in 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the armed group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has uprooted some 9.3 million people and has brought about one of ...

GENEVA – UNHCR’s international protection chief called today for a return to a “more empathic and humane dialogue” focusing on human dignity, to counter fraught debates about refugees. In a key ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Tuerk, poses for a picture. Christiane Oelrich/dpa Violence is on the rise in ...

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 Ugandan authorities must ensure all Ugandans can participate fully and safely in the election, as is their right under ...

After a Bangladesh court sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity in November 2025, an altered video of UN human rights chief Volker Türk surfaced online in ...

The Wali of Northern State, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Hamid Ibrahim, on Thursday received at his office the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Volker Türk, along with his ...

After a Bangladesh court sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity in November 2025, ...