UN High Commissioner Volker Türk On Human Rights

From Sudan to the war in Gaza, 2025 has seen the continuation of major humanitarian crises across the globe. Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, examines a range of these crises, while also exploring issues such as financing, reform, and declining multilateral consensus. 

 

This conversation was hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations during the 80th United Nations General Assembly. 

 

Background Reading: 

This expert brief outlines the Trump administration's move away from UN human rights standards. This post discusses the most recent U.S. report on Human Rights Practices. 

 

Host: Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

 

Guest: Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

 

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