GENEVA (12 January 2026) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk will visit Sudan from 14 January to 18 January 2026.
During the visit, the UN Human Rights Chief is scheduled to meet with authorities in Port Sudan, as well as civil society representatives and the UN Country Team. He will also visit Northern State, including Al Afad gathering site, and engage with people displaced by the conflict in Darfur and Kordofan, and with humanitarian partners.
The High Commissioner will hold two press conferences at the end of his visit on Sunday, 18 January 2026, – one in Port Sudan and another in Nairobi, Kenya. Access to the news conferences will be limited to media. Details, including instructions for registration, will be issued locally.
