Go to the media bankAvenue of flags near the UN building in Geneva. File photoUN, Sep 9 The UN General Assembly approves Austrian Volker Türk for the post of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.»Let us assume that the General Assembly wishes to approve the appointment of UN Secretary General Volker Türk from Austria as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights person for a four-year term. The decision has been made,” said the host of the General Assembly meeting. Turk is replacing Michelle Bachelet in this post. She began work as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on September 1, 2018. Her mandate expired in August.
