The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights warned, Volker Turk, that reducing UNHCR will weaken international accountability efforts, give tyrants and tyrants a sense of reassurance and give them the way to escape accountability.
In an opening speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, today, Monday, Turk said that the violations warning systems as well as the efforts to defend the prisoners unjustly will be affected by the reduction of spending.
He added to the Human Rights Council at the beginning of its 4 -week session. human rights The broader domain that relaxes tyrants and tyrants. “
The Human Rights Council, which meets 3 times annually, does not have legally binding powers but can increase scrutiny by documenting violations and conducting investigations.
The current council session, which decides to shorten its costs, will discuss crises in Ukraine Gaza Walalumaner.
And with a reduction US And other countries, its funding for the United Nations, Turk said that his office is facing a deficit of at least $ 60 million this year, and it is expected that about 3 quarters of partner organizations will lose more than 40% of their financing.
He was the American president Donald Trump It may stop the participation of the United States in the Council, repeating allegations of its bias against Israel.
Trump also made significant discounts on external aid, which affected the human rights work, while European countries have shifted more money into defense.
Turkey talked about opposing the policies of diversity, equality and inclusion around the world, saying that this constitutes a “strategic decision to take weak groups as a scapegoat.”