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U.N. Human Rights Council session in Geneva

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk (3rd from L) addresses Israel's recent airstrike on Qatar's capital Doha during a U.N. Human Rights Council session in Geneva on Sept. 16, 2025.

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Helsinki+50 Conference - OSCE - Helsinki, Finland

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk attends the opening of the Helsinki+50 Conference in Helsinki, Finland on July 31, 2025. The conference marks the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Helsinki+50 Conference - OSCE - Helsinki, Finland

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk attends the opening of the Helsinki+50 Conference in Helsinki, Finland on July 31, 2025. The conference marks the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Helsinki+50 Conference - OSCE - Helsinki, Finland

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk attends the opening of the Helsinki+50 Conference in Helsinki, Finland on July 31, 2025. The conference marks the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240620) -- BEIJING, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Delegates attend a meeting of the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 18, 2024. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Tuesday reiterated his shock at the disregard for international human rights and humanitarian law by all parties involved in the Gaza conflict. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lian Yi)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240620) -- BEIJING, June 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Delegates attend a meeting of the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 18, 2024. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Tuesday reiterated his shock at the disregard for international human rights and humanitarian law by all parties involved in the Gaza conflict. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-UN-HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL-56TH SESSION

(240618) -- GENEVA, June 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Delegates attend a meeting of the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 18, 2024. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Tuesday reiterated his shock at the disregard for international human rights and humanitarian law by all parties involved in the Gaza conflict. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-UN-HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL-56TH SESSION

(240618) -- GENEVA, June 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Delegates attend a meeting of the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 18, 2024. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Tuesday reiterated his shock at the disregard for international human rights and humanitarian law by all parties involved in the Gaza conflict. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-UN-HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL-56TH SESSION

(240618) -- GENEVA, June 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Delegates attend a meeting of the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 18, 2024. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Tuesday reiterated his shock at the disregard for international human rights and humanitarian law by all parties involved in the Gaza conflict. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-UN-HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL-56TH SESSION

(240618) -- GENEVA, June 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Delegates attend a meeting of the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 18, 2024. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Tuesday reiterated his shock at the disregard for international human rights and humanitarian law by all parties involved in the Gaza conflict. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WHO CHIEF-HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN CONFLICTS-PROTECTION

(240409) -- GENEVA, April 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk (L) and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), attend a panel discussion in Geneva, Switzerland on April 8, 2024. The head of the WHO on Monday called for health care facilities and personnel to be protected from targeted violence during conflicts. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-WHO CHIEF-HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN CONFLICTS-PROTECTION

(240409) -- GENEVA, April 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk (L) and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), attend a panel discussion in Geneva, Switzerland on April 8, 2024. The head of the WHO on Monday called for health care facilities and personnel to be protected from targeted violence during conflicts. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-CONFLICT-CHILDREN

(240301) -- DEIR EL-BALAH, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children attend an event organized by volunteers to promote children's welfare in central Gaza Strip city of Deir el-Balah, Feb. 29, 2024. The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk emphasized on Thursday the deteriorating human rights situation in Gaza, urging an end to the conflicts there. "At least 17,000 children are orphaned or separated from their families, while many more will carry the scars of physical and emotional trauma life-long," Turk said. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-CONFLICT-CHILDREN

(240301) -- DEIR EL-BALAH, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children attend an event organized by volunteers to promote children's welfare in central Gaza Strip city of Deir el-Balah, Feb. 29, 2024. The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk emphasized on Thursday the deteriorating human rights situation in Gaza, urging an end to the conflicts there. "At least 17,000 children are orphaned or separated from their families, while many more will carry the scars of physical and emotional trauma life-long," Turk said. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-CONFLICT-CHILDREN

(240301) -- DEIR EL-BALAH, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children attend an event organized by volunteers to promote children's welfare in central Gaza Strip city of Deir el-Balah, Feb. 29, 2024. The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk emphasized on Thursday the deteriorating human rights situation in Gaza, urging an end to the conflicts there. "At least 17,000 children are orphaned or separated from their families, while many more will carry the scars of physical and emotional trauma life-long," Turk said. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-CONFLICT-CHILDREN

(240301) -- DEIR EL-BALAH, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man paints a heart on a child's face during an event organized by volunteers to promote children's welfare in central Gaza Strip city of Deir el-Balah, Feb. 29, 2024. The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk emphasized on Thursday the deteriorating human rights situation in Gaza, urging an end to the conflicts there. "At least 17,000 children are orphaned or separated from their families, while many more will carry the scars of physical and emotional trauma life-long," Turk said. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-UN OFFICIAL-GAZA-HUMAN RIGHTS

(240301) -- GENEVA, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 29, 2024 shows an exterior view of the United Nations (UN) Office in Geneva, Switzerland. Volker Turk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said at the ongoing 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council that he had no words to capture the horrors in Gaza as the total number of people killed in Gaza has exceeded 30,000. "The war in Gaza must end," he said at an interactive dialogue meeting on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, adding that the Israeli leaders must accept the right of Palestinians to live in an independent state and all Palestinian factions must accept the right of Israel to exist in peace and security. (Xinhua/Shi Song)

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-UN OFFICIAL-GAZA-HUMAN RIGHTS

(240301) -- GENEVA, March 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Volker Turk, United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, attends an interactive dialogue meeting on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory during the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 29, 2024. Volker Turk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said at the ongoing 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council that he had no words to capture the horrors in Gaza as the total number of people killed in Gaza has exceeded 30,000. "The war in Gaza must end," he said at an interactive dialogue meeting on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, adding that the Israeli leaders must accept the right of Palestinians to live in an independent state and all Palestinian factions must accept the right of Israel to exist in peace and security. (Xinhua/Shi Song)

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U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Turk

Volker Turk, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, holds a news conference in Geneva on Dec. 6, 2023, ahead of U.N. Human Rights Day on Dec. 10.

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Egyptian FM, UN human rights chief discuss Gaza issue in Cairo

STORY: Egyptian FM, UN human rights chief discuss Gaza issue in Cairo SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry in Cairo 2. various shots of Egyptian FM Sameh Shoukry meeting with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk 3. Shot of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry in Cairo STORYLINE: The Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday met with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk in Cairo. The meeting came in the framework of consultation and coordination regarding the disturbing humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip and the flagrant violations of Palestinian human rights. During the meeting, the UN official listened carefully to Shoukry's assessment of the developments of the unprecedented military escalation in the Gaza Strip, in addition to the Egyptian vision and moves on the path to achieving a ceasefire and the delivery of necessary aid to Gaza reside

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High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk visits Finland

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk (R) shakes hands with Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto as they meet in Helsinki, Finland, on December 19, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk visits Finland

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk (R) shakes hands with Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto as they meet in Helsinki, Finland, on December 19, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk visits Finland

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk (R) reacts while Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto talks as they meet in Helsinki, Finland, on December 19, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk visits Finland

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk pictured during his visit in Helsinki, Finland, on December 19, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk visits Finland

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk (R) meets with Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto in Helsinki, Finland, on December 19, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk visits Finland

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk (R) reacts while Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto talks as they meet in Helsinki, Finland, on December 19, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk visits Finland

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk pictured during his visit in Helsinki, Finland, on December 19, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk visits Finland

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk pictured during his visit in Helsinki, Finland, on December 19, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)