UN rights chief appeals for $400 million as crises mount and funding shrinks

GENEVA, Feb 5 (Reuters) - U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk appealed for $400 million on Thursday to address mounting human rights needs in countries such as Sudan and Myanmar, after donor funding cuts drastically reduced the work of his office and left it in “survival mode”. The U.N. office is appealing for $100 million less than last year, after a significant scale back of its work in some areas due to a fall in contributions from countries including the U.S. and Europe. “We are currently in survival mode, delivering under strain,” Turk told delegates in a speech in Geneva, urging countries to step up support. In the last year, Turk’s office raised alarm about human rights violations in Gaza, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ukraine, and Myanmar, among others. 🔗 Leggi su Internazionale.it

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UN rights chief appeals for $400 million as crises mount and funding shrinksBy Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Feb 5 (Reuters) - U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk appealed for $400 million on Thursday to address mounting human rights needs in countries such as Sudan and Myanmar, ... msn.com