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The United Nations Information Service Geneva covers a range of activities taking place at the United Nations Office at Geneva, from meeting of the Human Rights Council and peace talks to other major conferences and events. Accredited journalists can participate in bi-weekly briefings chaired by the UN Geneva spokesperson and attended by the spokespeople of UN funds, programmes and specialized agencies based in Geneva. Correspondents also have access to scheduled press conferences, stakeouts and background briefings on an almost daily basis.

The UN Information Service also regularly issues press releases and meeting summaries of major meetings happening in Geneva, including the sessions of the Human Rights Council, the human rights committees, and the Conference on Disarmament. Facilities for the media include free or rented workspaces and access to radio and television studios and services, upon availability. 

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SPECIAL SESSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS

The Human Rights Council held its seventh Special Session today and adopted a resolution on the negative impact on the realization of the right to food of the worsening world food crisis, caused inter alia by the soaring food prices. In the resolution, which was adopted by consensus, the Council…
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SPECIAL SESSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ON WORLD FOOD CRISIS TO BE HELD ON 22 MAY

The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on "the negative impact on the realization of the right to food of the worsening world food crisis, caused inter alia by the soaring food prices", on Thursday, 22 May, in room XIX of the Palais des Nations. The Special Session was called by Cuba…
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WORKING GROUP OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO REVIEW SECOND GROUP OF STATES UNDER ITS UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW MECHANISM

The second session of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 5 to 19 May during which 16 States will have their human rights records examined under this new mechanism. The second group of States to be reviewed under…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL EXAMINES HUMAN RIGHTS RECORDS OF FIRST GROUP OF STATES UNDER UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW MECHANISM

First 16 Countries to be Reviewed During Inaugural UPR Session from 7 to 18 April The first session of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 7 to 18 April during which 16 States will have their human rights records examined under this…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES SEVENTH REGULAR SESSION

Wraps Up with General Statements from 23 Speakers on Renewed Mandates, Upcoming Universal Periodic Review, and Defamation of Religions, Among Others The Human Rights Council this morning officially concluded the work of its seventh regular session, adopting its reports to the General Assembly,…
Meeting Summaries

COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATES ON USE OF MERCENARIES AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, APPOINTS INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON SAFE DRINKING WATER

Texts also Adopted on Climate Change, Genocide, Enforced Disappearances, Extreme Poverty, Missing People, Rights of Child and Occupied Syrian Golan The Human Rights Council this morning decided to extend for a period of three years the mandates of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATES ON FREEDOM OF OPINION AND EXPRESSION, RACISM AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, SOMALIA AND MYANMAR

The Human Rights Council this afternoon extended for three years the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, and the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS 36 RESOLUTIONS AND EXTENDS MANDATES OF 13 SPECIAL PROCEDURES AT SEVENTH REGULAR SESSION

Establishes New Mandate on Access to Safe Drinking Water The Human Rights Council at its seventh regular session adopted 36 resolutions on a wide range of issues, extended the mandates of 13 Special Procedures and established the mandate of an Independent Expert on the issue of human rights…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATES ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND FOREIGN DEBT, HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY AND MINORITY ISSUES

Texts also Adopted on Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism, the Staff of OHCHR, and Enhancement of International Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights The Human Rights Council this morning decided to extend for three years the mandates of its Independent Experts on the…
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COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATES ON DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES AND SALE OF CHILDREN

Texts also Adopted on Defamation of Religions, Right of Palestinian People to Self-Determination, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan and Right to Food The Human Rights Council this afternoon decided to extend for three years the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human…

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