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UNGA Extends Turk’s Term, Russia, Israel Decry Bias

7/25/2026

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The UN General Assembly voted 144-10-13 to extend U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk’s term by four years.
Russia’s deputy ambassador Dmitry Chumakov and Israel’s Foreign Ministry condemned the extension as biased and a moral failure.
The European Union, African states, many Latin American countries and China backed the four-year term.
U.S. Rep. Jeff Bartos warned the vote signals UN dysfunction.

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The UN General Assembly voted 144-10-13 to extend U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk’s term by four years.
Russia’s deputy ambassador Dmitry Chumakov and Israel’s Foreign Ministry condemned the extension as biased and a moral failure.
The European Union, African states, many Latin American countries and China backed the four-year term.
U.S. Rep. Jeff Bartos warned the vote signals UN dysfunction.