United Nations, September 9 (BNA) The United Nations General Assembly approved the appointment of the veteran Austrian diplomat Volker Türk as head of human rights at the international organization.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed the chief of public policy, Volker Türk, late Wednesday, and the 193-member council quickly approved the appointment unanimously with great fanfare by its acting president, and a flurry of applause ensued.
Turk will replace Chile’s Michelle Bachelet as the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and is based in Geneva, according to the Associated Press.
Türk, who holds a doctorate in international law from the University of Vienna, has worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees around the world, including Malaysia, Kosovo, Bosnia, Congo and Kuwait, before holding key positions at UNHCR headquarters in Geneva.
From 2015 to 2019 he was Assistant High Commissioner for Protection where he focused on developing the Global Compact on Refugees.
From 2019 until January 2022, Türk served as Assistant Secretary-General for Strategic Coordination in the Guterres office. Then the Secretary-General of the United Nations appointed him as Under-Secretary-General for Policy in his Executive Office.
This year, Türk focused on following up on Guterres’ September 2021 report, “Our Common Agenda,” which outlines his vision for a “breakout scenario” for a greener and safer world.
It has also been mandated to carry out coordination across the United Nations system, including on the Secretary-General’s Call to Action for Human Rights.
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