Address of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
on the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Oct 16, 2023 — 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The Human Rights Research & Education Centre (HRREC) and the Neuberger-Jesin Professor of International Conflict Resolution are honoured to welcome Mr. Volker T眉rk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights at the University of Ottawa, for his first and only public address in Canada.
Address of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
This event is linked with the project , which was supported by the Alex Trebek Forum for Dialogue: 鈥淪mart Changes for a Better World鈥 Public Policy Research Agenda.
Our speaker
Volker T眉rk
Mr. T眉rk is the current United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. He took up his official functions as High Commissioner on 17 October 2022.
He has devoted his long and distinguished career to advancing universal human rights, notably the international protection of some of the world's most vulnerable people - refugees and stateless persons.