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UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Thursday his agency was \u201cin survival mode\u201d due to funding shortfalls, as he launched a $400 million appeal to tackle global rights crises in 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur reporting provides credible information on atrocities and human rights trends at a time when truth is being eroded by disinformation and censorship,\u201d Turk said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are a lifeline for the abused, a megaphone for the silenced, and a steadfast ally to those who risk everything to defend the rights of others.\u201d<\/p>\n
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In 2025, the UN Human Rights Office\u2019s approved regular budget \u2014 set by the UN General Assembly \u2014 was $246 million, but it received only $191.5 million.<\/p>\n
It also requested $500 million in voluntary contributions, of which it received around $260 million.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are currently in survival mode, delivering under strain,\u201d said Turk.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese cuts and reductions untie perpetrators\u2019 hands everywhere, leaving them to do whatever they please. With crises mounting, we cannot afford a human rights system in crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n
This year, the General Assembly approved a regular budget of $224.3 million, though with the United Nations facing a liquidity crisis, uncertainty remains over how much Turk\u2019s office will receive.<\/p>\n
Turk is seeking $400 million from countries in voluntary funding.<\/p>\n
He said human rights accounted for a very small slice of all UN spending but produced \u201chigh-impact\u201d results that help to stabilise communities, build trust in institutions and underpin lasting peace.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe cost of our work is low; the human cost of underinvestment is immeasurable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The UN human rights office lost around 300 out of 2,000 staff last year and had to end or scale back its work in 17 countries, cutting programmes critical for endangered, threatened, or marginalised communities in countries like Colombia, Guinea-Bissau and Tajikistan.<\/p>\n
Its programme in Myanmar was cut by 60 percent.<\/p>\n
In 2025, UN human rights staff working in 87 countries undertook more than 5,000 human rights monitoring missions \u2014 down from 11,000 in 2024.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat means less evidence for both protection and prevention,\u201d said Turk.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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