UN General Assembly approves Volker Turk as UN human rights chief
By Trend
The UN General Assembly on Thursday approved Austria’s Volker Turk as the next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Trend reports citing TASS.
The decision was passed without a vote.
Turk’s candidacy was earlier nominated by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to replace Michelle Bachelet of Chile.
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