The official of the multilateral organization is expected to sign an agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the afternoon.
He is also expected to meet with government authorities on the day, with whom he will discuss the human rights situation in the country.
Türk will attend an event in Bogotá organized by Swedish Ambassador Helena Storm to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
On the first day of the visit, Volker Türk met with representatives of civil society and with the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross delegation, Lorenzo Caraffi, with whom he discussed the situation in Colombia and the importance of humanitarian action. in this South American nation.
Throughout 2023, the High Commissioner and the United Nations Office for Human Rights will attend and participate in events to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration and the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action that led to the founding of office.
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