“The General Assembly wishes to approve the appointment by UN Secretary-General Volker Türk of Austria as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for a four-year term.
The decision has been made, ”RIA Novosti quotes the host of the meeting of the General Assembly.
Turk will replace former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, who was elected in 2018, as high commissioner.
In addition, she has experience working at the UN - she served as Executive Director of UN Women.