high commissioner
noun
: a principal or a high-ranking commissioner
especially
: an ambassadorial representative of the government of one country stationed in another
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In a letter released Thursday, the Elders, a group of 12 global rights leaders chaired by former U.N. high commissioner for human rights Mary Robinson, said the United States should spearhead an arms embargo.
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Cate Brown, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
King Charles has postponed public-facing duties while receiving cancer treatment and has continued to work behind the scenes, most recently meeting with the high commissioners for Tanzania and Singapore at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
Volker Turk, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, said about one in 20 people in Gaza is now dead or wounded in remarks made in Geneva.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
Earlier on Thursday, Volker Türk, the U.N.’s high commissioner for human rights, denounced the Israeli offensive in especially forceful remarks to the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
—Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
The Maduro government has argued that the mission’s mandate, which expires this year, should not be extended because of the existence of the local high commissioner’s human rights office.
—Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
Volker Turk, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, told reporters in Geneva that a humanitarian pause in the fighting — as called for in a recent U.N. Security Council resolution — would not be enough.
—Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
Following Albanese's comments, Austrian Volker Türk, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, condemned on Thursday the rights violations in the Israel-Hamas war and concluded an international investigation was needed.
—Kyle Morris, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2023
After his race across the water, the prince had breakfast with the British team and met four high commissioners based in Singapore from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Papua New Guinea.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
Cate Brown, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
King Charles has postponed public-facing duties while receiving cancer treatment and has continued to work behind the scenes, most recently meeting with the high commissioners for Tanzania and Singapore at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
Volker Turk, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, said about one in 20 people in Gaza is now dead or wounded in remarks made in Geneva.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
Earlier on Thursday, Volker Türk, the U.N.’s high commissioner for human rights, denounced the Israeli offensive in especially forceful remarks to the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
—Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024
The Maduro government has argued that the mission’s mandate, which expires this year, should not be extended because of the existence of the local high commissioner’s human rights office.
—Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
Volker Turk, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, told reporters in Geneva that a humanitarian pause in the fighting — as called for in a recent U.N. Security Council resolution — would not be enough.
—Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
Following Albanese's comments, Austrian Volker Türk, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, condemned on Thursday the rights violations in the Israel-Hamas war and concluded an international investigation was needed.
—Kyle Morris, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2023
After his race across the water, the prince had breakfast with the British team and met four high commissioners based in Singapore from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Papua New Guinea.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
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