UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced Tuesday the appointment of Volker Turk of Austria as undersecretary-general for policy in his executive office.
In addition to coordinating global policy work, the secretary-general has asked Turk to focus in particular on follow-up to the "Our Common Agenda" report and to continue the strategic coordination work within the executive office, according to a press note issued by the secretary-general's office.
Turk will ensure coherence in the analysis provided to the secretary-general and conduct system-wide coordination, including on the secretary-general's "Call to Action for Human Rights."
Turk has since 2019, served as assistant secretary-general for strategic coordination in the executive office of the secretary-general. Prior to this appointment, he was assistant high commissioner for protection in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva, with particular responsibilities for the development of the Global Compact on Refugees. ■
