UN Keeps Top Human Rights Official Despite Opposition from US, Israel, Russia, and North Korea

The UN's 193-nation assembly voted 144–10 on July 24, 2026 to keep Volker Türk as its top human rights official for four more years, with 13 nations sitting out the vote. The US, Israel, Russia, and North Korea voted no; the EU supported him. The UN's leader rushed the pick, leaving countries little time to find other options.