Tag: Volker Turk

The UN Human Rights Chief, Volker Turk has said that his office is facing a $90 million funding shortfall this year and staff cuts would include about 300 posts, or ...

UN Rights Chief, Volker Turk has hailed Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, calling it a “vital opportunity” to stop bloodshed in the Palestinian territory “once and for all.” Turk expressed ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk has stated that the famine declared today in Gaza Governorate by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is the "direct result ...

The United Nations humanitarian office has said that Israel’s monthlong offensive in northern Gaza is preventing the estimated 75,000 to 95,000 Palestinians from receiving essential items for their survival. Also, ...

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi has ruled out moves to restart the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). "In line with the Agency’s advice, it ...

Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for human rights, has said in a statement that he is deeply distressed by fast-deteriorating conditions in Gaza. He stated that the latest evacuation ...

Monday, April 15, 2024, marked the grim anniversary of a year-long conflict in Sudan. Sudan plunged into conflict on April 15, 2023, when simmering tensions between the Sudanese Armed Forces ...

The United Nations has called for “massive psychological support” for children in Gaza who will suffer “traumatic and long-lasting” effects from the war. Ann Skelton, Chair of the UN Committee ...

Iran's Supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has asserted that Iran was not involved in the Hamas attack on Israel. This was his first televised speech since the attack. However, Khamenei lauded ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has deployed a field team to investigate the deadly attack in a village in Kharkiv. This comes a day after the incident ...