Austrian diplomat appointed as new UNHR Chief

Geneva, The Gulf Observer: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Volker Turk of Austria as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, following approval by the UN General Assembly.

Turk, who has worked as the secretary-general’s top policy chief, was nominated by Guterres.
“Mr. Turk has devoted his long and distinguished career to advancing universal human rights, notably the international protection of some of the world’s most vulnerable people – refugees and stateless persons,” the UN chief said in a statement.
The new High Commissioner is currently coordinating global policy work as an Under-Secretary-General in the UN chef’s Executive Office.