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UNGA Reappoints Volker Turk, US Lawmaker Warns Funding Review

7/25/2026

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UN General Assembly voted 144-10 to reappoint Volker Turk for four years, making him the first UN human-rights chief to serve two terms since 1993.
Rep. Jeff Bartos said the vote shows Assembly is dysfunctional and warned United States will reassess UN funding.
Deputy Ambassador Dmitry Chumakov and Israel's Foreign Ministry called Turk's reappointment politically biased and a moral failure.
President Donald Trump's administration owes nearly $4 billion to the UN.

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UN General Assembly voted 144-10 to reappoint Volker Turk for four years, making him the first UN human-rights chief to serve two terms since 1993.
Rep. Jeff Bartos said the vote shows Assembly is dysfunctional and warned United States will reassess UN funding.
Deputy Ambassador Dmitry Chumakov and Israel's Foreign Ministry called Turk's reappointment politically biased and a moral failure.
President Donald Trump's administration owes nearly $4 billion to the UN.