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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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COUNCIL BEGINS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON HUMAN RIGHTS OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS, AND ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND EXTREME POVERTY

The Human Rights Council this afternoon began its clustered interactive dialogue with Cecilia Jimenez-Dimary, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, and with Philip Alston, the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. Presenting her first…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON HIGH COMMISSIONER’S ORAL UPDATE

The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on the oral update of Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The High Commissioner addressed the opening of the Council’s session on Tuesday, 6 June, and a summary of his statement can be found…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES CLUSTERED INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON FREEDOM OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATION, AND ON EDUCATION

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting concluded its clustered interactive dialogue with Annalisa Ciampi, Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, and with Koumbou Boly Barry, Special Rapporteur on the right to education. In the…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY, AND ON ARBITRARY EXECUTIONS

Hears Address by the United States’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with Vitit Muntharbhorn, Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL OPENS ITS THIRTY-FIFTH SESSION

Hears Statements by the President of Uruguay and the High Commissioner for Human Rights The Human Rights Council this morning opened its thirty-fifth regular session, hearing an address by Tabaré Vázquez, President of Uruguay, and an update by Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND ON INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a clustered interactive dialogue with Dainius Puras, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, and Virginia Dandan, the Independent Expert on human…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL BEGINS CLUSTERED INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON FREEDOM OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATION, AND ON EDUCATION

The Human Rights Council this afternoon began a clustered interactive dialogue with Annalisa Ciampi, Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, and with Koumbou Boly Barry, Special Rapporteur on the right to education. Ms. Ciampi noted that she had…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD ITS THIRTY-FIFTH REGULAR SESSION FROM 6 TO 23 JUNE 2017

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its thirty-fifth regular session from 6 to 23 June 2017 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will be opened by Ambassador Joaquín Alexander Maza Martelli of El Salvador,…
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PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL APPOINTS MEMBERS OF FACT-FINDING MISSION ON MYANMAR

(Issued as received) - Geneva, 30 May 2017 -- The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Joaquín Alexander Maza Martelli (El Salvador), announced today the appointment of Ms. Indira Jaising (India), Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy (Sri Lanka) and Mr. Christopher Dominic Sidoti (…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW WORKING GROUP TO HOLD TWENTY-SEVENTH SESSION IN GENEVA FROM 1 TO 12 MAY 2017 MARKING THE START OF THE THIRD CYCLE

The twenty-seventh session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 1 to 12 May marking the beginning of the third UPR cycle during which all 193 UN member States will undergo successive reviews spelling out steps they have…

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