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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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Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Iran for Hosting High Numbers of Refugees, Raise Questions on Combatting Hate Speech in the Media and the Treatment of Ethnic Minorities in the Context of the 2022 Protests

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twentieth to twenty-seventh periodic report of Iran.  Committee Experts commended the State for hosting the highest number of refugees in the world, while raising questions about…
Presentation of Credentials

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

 Sabine Bakyono Kanzie, the new Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Ms. Bakyono Kanzie has been serving as Ambassador of Burkina Faso to…
Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Venezuela on its Committee to Combat Racial Discrimination, Raise Questions on the Dismissal of Three Indigenous Parliamentarians and Measures to Promote the Rights of People of

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-second to twenty-fourth periodic report of Venezuela.  Committee Experts commended the State party for progress made by its committee that combatted racial discrimination, while…
Presentation of Credentials

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

Tareq Md. Ariful Islam, the new Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Before his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Islam had been serving as High…
UN Geneva Press Briefing

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, and the…
Meeting Summaries

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Thirteenth Session in Geneva

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and thirteenth session, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, the United Kingdom and Venezuela.Guillaume Ngefa, Representative of…
UN Geneva Press Briefing

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons of the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization. Situation in GazaAnswering questions from the media, James Elder, for…
UN Geneva Press Briefing

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

 Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. …
Meeting Summaries

Committee against Torture Concludes Eightieth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Republic of Korea and Türkiye

The Committee against Torture this morning closed its eightieth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Republic of Korea and Türkiye on their efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and other Cruel Inhuman…
Meeting Summaries

Committee against Torture Adopts Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals

The Committee against Torture this afternoon adopted reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications and reprisals.Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov, Committee Expert and Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding observations under article 19 of the Convention, presenting his report,…

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