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Austria's Volker Turk appointed as next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Published on 13 Sep 2022
- Volker Turk of Austria has been appointed as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Turk following approval by the General Assembly.
- Turk will succeed Michelle Bachelet of Chile.
- Turk is currently coordinating global policy work as the under-secretary-general for policy in the executive office of the secretary-general.
- Previously, he was the Assistant High Commissioner for Protection at UN refugees, UNHCR, in Geneva where he played a key role in the development of the landmark Global Compact on Refugees.
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