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UN General Assembly approves Volker Turk as UN human rights chief

09 September 2022 [23:14] - TODAY.AZ

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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