UN rights office needs over $450 million in 2023: Turk

  Geneva, Switzerland ---The United Nations rights chief appealed Friday for nearly half a billion dollars for his office's work in 2023 to "bring human rights to life in every part of the world." In an annual appeal for voluntary contributions from countries and private donors, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said his office would need $452 million this year. "Without human rights there can be no enduring peace," he said at the appeal launch. "No sustainable development. No justice." The UN rights office teams monitor situations around the world, collect data on abuses and provide guidance to countries and technical backing for implementing bett...

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