U.N. Human Rights High Commissioner Turk Issues Statement at Norad Conference on Ending War
January 29, 2026
January 29, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 29 -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2026, at the Norad Conference, Oslo, Norway, regarding structural efforts to end war as a tool of international relations:
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Your Royal Highness,
Distinguished participants,
Hard power is back in fashion - and ordinary people are bearing the brunt.
The use of force to solve international dispu . . .
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Your Royal Highness,
Distinguished participants,
Hard power is back in fashion - and ordinary people are bearing the brunt.
The use of force to solve international dispu . . .