UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk delivers a statement at the United Nations Offices in Geneva, on September 16, 2025. -- Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP
SOUTH-EAST ASIA (Bloomberg): The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said his agency has had to scale back its work given the financial crisis at the international peacekeeping body.
Volker Türk conceded that his office is struggling to support global freedoms as much as he would like because his staff have had to make do without a quarter of their prior funding. In 2024, the organization’s total budget was about $440 million. This year, Türk said it is operating with about 25% less.
