UN human rights chief Volker Türk

Relief food commodities stockpiled at WFP warehouses in Rakhine State. Photo: WFP
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23 August 2023
Delivering aid to populations being slaughtered: The UN must rethink its approach to Myanmar
UN aid worker distributes blankets to survivors displaced by cyclone Nargis, Myanmar. Photo: UN
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07 July 2023
Up to 40 aid workers killed in Myanmar since 2021...
UN human rights chief Volker Turk said on Thursday up to 40 aid workers have been killed...
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tuerk, attends at the Panel discussion on the death penalty, during the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, 28 February 2023. Photo: EPA
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07 July 2023
Myanmar in ‘deadly freefall ’into even deeper...
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mr Volker Turk is warning that Myanmar is in a...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk. Photo: EPA
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25 May 2023
UN urges Myanmar junta to open up to Cyclone...
The United Nations on Wednesday called for Myanmar to open up and ensure life-saving aid...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk (Tuerk) addresses his oral update on the activities of his Office and recent human rights developments around the globe, during the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations (UNOG) in Geneva, Switzerland, 07 March 2023. EPA-EFE/SALVATORE DI NOLFI
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08 March 2023
UN Human Rights High Commissioner highlights...
Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights gave a speech to the 52nd Session...
This photo taken on December 27, 2021 shows a wooden boat transporting Rohingya refugees after it was intercepted in the waters off Bireuen, Aceh province and were denied refuge in Indonesia. Photo: AFP
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03 January 2023
UN rights chief calls for more humanitarian...
UN human rights chief Volker Türk has appealed for greater regional protection of...