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What made the vote to reappoint Volker Turk as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights a ‘procedural matter’ for New Zealand?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What made the vote to reappoint Volker Turk as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights a ‘procedural matter’ for New Zealand?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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The Secretary General's proposal to reappoint Volker Turk as High Commissioner for Human Rights was undertaken under the procedure set out in the relevant General Assembly resolution; that is, the High Commissioner for Human Rights is appointed by the Secretary General and approved by the General Assembly.