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UN General Assembly Extends Volker Türk’s Term to 12 October 2030

A likely U.S. reassessment of funding follows the vote, signaling deep geopolitical divisions over the office's independence.

UN General Assembly Votes on Contested Reappointment of Human Rights Chief Volker Türk

Ceasefire Linked to Trump’s Plan Fails to Halt Violence in Gaza

Israel Cuts Ties with UN Chief After Being Placed on U.N. Black List for Sexualized Violence

ECOSOC Advances Iran to UN Program Panel, Elects China and Others to NGO Committee

UN General Assembly Declares Transatlantic Slave Trade the Most Severe Crime Against Humanity

Michoacán to Send UN Report on Bernardo Bravo Case, Citing Arrest of Alleged Crime Cell Leader

Family of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese Sues Trump Over U.S. Sanctions

French Lawyers File Complaint as Paris Seeks UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese’s Resignation

UN General Assembly Elects Iraq's Barham Salih to Lead UN Refugee Agency

Syria Marks One Year Since Assad’s Fall With Mass Rallies and Calls for Reconstruction

UN Panel Deems Complaints Over France’s 2030 Winter Games Planning Admissible

Mexico Rejects UN’s Article 34 Investigation Into Disappearances

Argentina Pulls Back Its Bid for a UN Human Rights Council Seat

U.S. Demands Removal of U.N. Palestinian Rights Envoy Over Antisemitism and Terror Support

US Maintains Sanctions on ICC Judges, Draws Rebuke from EU and UN

Trump Withdraws U.S. from UN Human Rights Council and Defunds Key UN Agency

UN Adviser’s Contract Not Renewed After Refusal to Label Israel’s Gaza Actions as Genocide

Joly Calls for Unity and Reclamation of 'Freedom' in UN Speech

UN Declares Russia's Detention of Journalist Evan Gershkovich Illegal