UN human rights office in ‘survival mode’ amid major funding cuts

December 10, 2025 4:50 PM

UN human rights office in ‘survival mode’ amid major funding cuts

United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk said on Wednesday that his office was in "survival mode" due to major funding cuts from global donors, while rights violations and needs in conflict-affected areas surge. "Our resources have been slashed, along with funding for human rights organisations - including at the grassroots level - around the world. We are in survival mode," the high commissioner for the U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) told reporters. OHCHR has $90 million less in fundin...

Bangladesh: UN Fact-Finding Team Issues Call for Submissions of first-hand information

September 17, 2024 3:31 PM

Bangladesh: UN Fact-Finding Team Issues Call for Submissions of first-hand information

The fact-finding team of the UN Human Rights Office have invited individuals, groups, and organisations to provide first-hand information of human rights violations and abuses committed in Bangladesh between July 1 and August 15. The fact-finding team is mandated to establish facts, identify responsibilities, analyze root causes, and make concrete recommendations for Bangladesh to address past human rights violations and prevent their recurrence, said a press release issued on Monday. The firs...