U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights press conference ahead of Human Rights Day on 10 December: Türk calls for end to senseless conflicts and suffering "at a time when human rights are not only violated, but also increasingly instrumentalized". — 9 December 2024 (LINK)

— Three key issues that continue to have massive ramifications for human rights around the world:

1. "The proliferation of armed conflict, the erosion of respect for international law in the conduct of hostilities, and the apparent indifference of powerful actors to immense numbers of casualties and suffering.
2. The blurring of lines between reality and fiction. In this mega-election year, we witnessed an increase in the politics of diversion and even gaslighting, and the dangerous proliferation of disinformation.
3. The focus on waging war and disinformation as a distraction from some of the biggest challenges to our long-term security – the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss, as well as the huge inequalities in the world."

— "Funding for human rights represents less than five percent of the total regular budget of the United Nations — and the liquidity crisis that has impacted the entire UN Secretariat has had significant consequences for the UN Human Rights Office."