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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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Committee on Enforced Disappearances Opens Twenty-Third Session

  Hears Victim Testimony by the Wife of a Target of Enforced Disappearance   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning opened its twenty-third session, during which it will examine the initial reports of Mali and the Czech Republic, and a report by Uruguay, on their…
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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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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Closes Twenty-seventh Session after Adopting its Concluding Observations on Reports of Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, Macau Special Administrative Region of China,

  The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon closed its twenty-seventh session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, Macau Special Administrative Region of China, Indonesia…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

Rheal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and external Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Office of the High…
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Human Rights Council to Hold Fifty-first Regular Session from 12 September to 7 October 2022

  The Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-first regular session from 12 September to 7 October at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, currently serving as acting High Commissioner, will present the High Commissioner’s oral update…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the…
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Germany for Prosecuting International Perpetrators of Sexual Abuse against Children, Ask About the Rise of Child Pornography Cases and Children in Armed Conflict

  The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the fifth and sixth combined periodic report of Germany, with Committee Experts praising Germany for the measures taken to prosecute international perpetrators of sexual abuse against children, while raising…
Presentation of Credentials

New Permanent Representative of Ghana Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

  Emmanuel Kwame Asiedu Antwi, the new Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Antwi served as Chief of…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

Jens Laerke, Spokesperson for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Health…
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise South Sudan’s Child Act, Ask about the Recruitment of Children by Government Forces and Armed Groups, and about School Feeding Schemes

  The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the initial report of South Sudan, with Committee Experts praising South Sudan’s child act, and raising questions about the recruitment of children by Government forces and armed groups, and about school feeding…

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