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UN rights chief Volker Turk faces opposition to new term
🇺🇦 UkraineJul 23, 2026 20:46SRC: AL MONITOR
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By Emma Farge, Olivia Le Poidevin and David Brunnstrom GENEVA, July 24 (Reuters) - United Nations Human Rights chief Volker Turk, an outspoken critic of Russia's war in Ukraine and Israel's conduct in Gaza, faces opposition from both countries to a second four-year term ahead of a vote on Friday, diplomats told Reuters. Turk, a lawyer who has worked for the United Nations for decades in major offices such as Geneva and field locations includingKosovo, finishes his first four-year term in October
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By Emma Farge, Olivia Le Poidevin and David Brunnstrom
GENEVA, July 24 (Reuters) - United Nations Human Rights chief Volker Turk, an outspoken critic of Russia's war in Ukraine and Israel's conduct in Gaza, faces opposition from both countries to a second four-year term ahead of a vote on Friday, diplomats told Reuters.
Turk, a lawyer who has worked for the United Nations for decades in major offices such as Geneva and field locations includingKosovo, finishes his first four-year term in October.
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