According to a press release from the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, Mr. Volker Türk is expected in Cameroon for a three-day working visit.

GENEVA (2 August 2024) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk conducts an official mission to Cameroon from the 5th to the 7th of August.

During his visit, Türk is scheduled to meet senior Government officials, including the President of the Republic, Paul Biya, and Prime Minister, Head of Government, Joseph Dion Ngute, as well as members of a wide range of political parties, officials of the Cameroon Human Rights Commission, representatives of civil society organizations, members of the diplomatic corps, and UN entities.

The Human Rights Chief will also inaugurate new premises for the Central Africa Regional
Office (OHCHR-CARO) in the capital Yaoundé. The Office covers Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, and São Tomé and Príncipe.

This is the first visit by High Commissioner Türk to Cameroon. Turk’s predecessor visited the country in May 2019.

A press conference will be held on Wednesday, 7 August in Yaoundé.

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