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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 the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers Opens Thirty-fourth Session and Meets with Civil Society

  The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this morning opened its thirty-fourth session, hearing an address by Mahamane Cisse-Gouro, Director, Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division Branch at the Office of the High…
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MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights: It is Time for States and Societies to Address the Complex Legacy of Past Forms of Racism and Exclusion, including Colonial Exploitation and the Trade in Enslaved Africans, and Deliver Reparatory Justice

  Human Rights Council Concludes General Debate on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and Starts General Debate on the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action   The Human Rights Council this morning commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Racial…
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Committee on Enforced Disappearances Opens Twenty-Second Session

  Holds minute of silence for all victims of the conflict in Ukraine   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning opened its twenty-second session, during which it will examine the initial reports of Greece and Niger on their implementation of the provisions of the…
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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Closes Twenty-Sixth Session after Adopting its Concluding Observations on Hungary, Jamaica, Mexico, Switzerland and Venezuela

  The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon closed its twenty-sixth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Hungary, Jamaica, Mexico, Switzerland and Venezuela. The Committee also adopted the report of its twenty-sixth session. In…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Starts General Debate on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and Concludes General Debate on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and Other Occupied Arab Territories

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon started a general debate on its agenda item eight on follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, and concluded its general debate under its agenda item seven on the human rights situation in Palestine and other…
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MORNING - Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Israel Has Imposed upon Palestine an Apartheid Reality in a Post-Apartheid World

  The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967; heard the High Commissioner for Human Rights present reports of the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid press briefing which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme…
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Human Rights Committee Closes One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Bolivia, Cambodia, Israel, Iraq and Qatar

  The Human Rights Committee today concluded its one hundred and thirty-fourth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Bolivia, Cambodia, Israel and Qatar. Photini Pazartzis, Committee Chair, expressed appreciation for delegates who had participated in dialogues…
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Conseil des droits de l’homme : M. Michael Lynk qualifie d’«apartheid» le système politique appliqué par Israël aux territoires palestiniens occupés

  Régime institutionnalisé d'oppression et de discrimination raciale systématique, système de règle étrangère établi dans l'intention de maintenir la domination d'un groupe ethnique-national-racial sur un autre, et système de discrimination institutionnalisée en vue d'une domination…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds General Debate on the Universal Periodic Review and Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on its agenda item six on the Universal Periodic Review, and concluded a general debate under its agenda item five on human rights bodies and mechanisms. On the Universal Periodic Review, some speakers said it was the most…

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