Austrian Appointed as New UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 

People › Diplomats ♦ Published: September 9, 2022; 12:57 ♦ (Vindobona)

The new Human Rights High Commissioner for the UN is Austrian lawyer Volker Türk. On the proposal of Secretary-General Guterres, the 57-year-old was appointed to succeed the previous Commissioner Bachelet by the United Nations General Assembly. Türk had previously served as Assistant Secretary-General.

Austrian lawyer Volker Türk has been appointed as the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. / Picture: © UN Photo/Evan Schneider

Austrian lawyer Volker Türk has been appointed as the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. On the proposal of Secretary-General Guterres, the 57-year-old was approved by the United Nations General Assembly to succeed the previous Commissioner Bachelet. Türk previously held the post of Assistant Secretary-General.

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