The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has urged Israeli authorities to abandon proposed ...

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk condemned on Wednesday Israel's suspension of numerous aid agencies operating in Gaza, worsening an already intolerable situation for the people in Gaza. Türk urged ...

GENEVA - UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today urged the Israeli authorities to drop plans to introduce new legislation that would impose mandatory ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The European Union is not immune to the erosion of fundamental human rights. That's the warning from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, as the world marks ...

The UN high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk, on Wednesday slammed Israel's threat to ban the operations 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 ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh – The UN Refugee Agency’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Volker Türk, concluded his visit to Bangladesh today with a call to mitigate the impact of refugees on host ...

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 ...