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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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MORNING - Human Rights Council Concludes Interactive Dialogues on the Right to Development and Starts to Discuss the Right to Privacy

  The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, and concluded its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to development. The Council then began to discuss a report on the right to privacy in the…
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AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development: the COVID-19 Pandemic Triggered the Largest Global Economic Crisis in More Than a Century, Leading to a Dramatic Increase in Inequality Within and Across Countries

  Human Rights Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery   The Human Rights Council this afternoon started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Saad Alfaragi, who presented a report…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Marks the Thirty-fifth Anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development and Begins Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery

  Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Enjoyment of Human Rights     The Human Rights Council this morning held its biennial panel discussion on the right to development, focusing on…
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AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on the Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures Says Guiding Principles Need to Be Drafted to Protect the Rights and Lives of People

  Human Rights Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation   The Human Rights Council this afternoon started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment…
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MORNING - Indigenous Peoples’ Deep-Seated Care for Water and Water Bodies is a Genuine Expression of Sustainability and an Eco-System Approach such as the World is Now Trying to Implement, Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council

  Council Concludes General Debate on the High Commissioner’s Oral Update on Global Human Rights Developments and the Activities of the Office of the High Commissioner   The Human Rights Council this morning started its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Continues General Debate on the High Commissioner’s Oral Update on Global Human Rights Developments

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its general debate on the High Commissioner’s oral update on global human rights developments and the activities of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The presentation of the oral update can be found here and the first…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on the Human Rights Situation in Nicaragua, Begins General Debate on the Oral Update by the High Commissioner on Global Human Rights Developments

  Council Concludes Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Human Rights Situation of Women and Girls in Afghanistan   The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in Nicaragua, and started a general debate on the oral update of the…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Discusses Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan, with a Focus on the Situation of Women and Girls

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon took up the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, with an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, followed by an enhanced interactive dialogue on the human rights situation of women and…
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MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Discusses Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar and in Sri Lanka

  The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Nicholas Koumjian, Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism on Myanmar, followed by an interactive dialogue with Nada Al-Nashif, Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the situation of human rights in Sri…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Opens Fifty-first Session, Hears Oral Update by the Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights

  The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fifty-first session, hearing an oral update by the Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada Al Nashif, on global human rights developments and the activities of the Office of the High Commissioner. Ms. Al-Nashif extended her warmest…

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