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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 Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of the Federated States of Micronesia, Lebanon, Mauritania, and Saint Kitts and Nevis

  The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of the Federated States of Micronesia, Lebanon, Mauritania, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Speaking on the Universal Periodic Review outcome of the Federated States of Micronesia were Russian Federation,…
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AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar Tells Human Rights Council that the International Community is Failing the People of Myanmar

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Tom Andrews, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, who said that the people of Myanmar were working to save their country, but desperately needed the support of the international…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Quadrennial Panel Discussion on Promoting Human Rights Through Sport and the Olympic Ideal

  Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on her Oral Update on Myanmar, Hears Presentation of Report on the Ninth Session of the Forum of Business and Human Rights   The Human Rights Council this morning held its quadrennial panel discussion on promoting…
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AFTERNOON - Establishing a Mechanism on the Missing in Syria is a Priority, Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic Tells Human Rights Council

  The Situation in Myanmar Has Escalated to a Multi-dimensional Human Rights Catastrophe, High Commissioner Warns Human Rights Council   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on Gender-equal Socioeconomic Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on the Situation of Human Rights in Venezuela   The Human Rights Council this morning held the second part of its annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women with a panel discussion on gender-equal socioeconomic…
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AFTERNOON - Over the Past Year, More than 35,000 People Have Been Arbitrarily Detained in Belarus, Special Rapporteur on Belarus Tells Human Rights Council

  High Commissioner for Human Rights Welcomes Police and Justice Reforms in Venezuela, Expresses Concern on Restrictions on Civic Space   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on Violence against Women and Girls with Disabilities

  Hears the Presentation of Thematic Reports, Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy   The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on violence against women and girls with disabilities. It also heard the presentation of…
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AFTERNOON - COVID, State Surveillance, Smartphones, Mega Tech-corporations and Artificial Intelligence are only a Few of the Themes which will Remain Recurrent throughout the Life of the Mandate on Privacy

  Council Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy and Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention   The Human Rights Council this afternoon started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right…
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MORNING - Access to Reliable Information Sources is the Obvious Antidote to Disinformation, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression tells Human Rights Council

  Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Notes Increasing Arbitrary Detention as a Result of Drug Control Laws and Calls on States to Decriminalise the Use and Possession of Drugs for Personal Use   The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special…
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AFTERNOON - COVID-19 Pandemic Brought on a Substantive Setback for Persons with Leprosy who must be Recognised as a Vulnerable Group with Regard to Vaccination, Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council

  Council Concludes Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by…

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