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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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Compte rendu de séance

Examen de l’Égypte devant le Comité des droits de l’enfant : sont notamment évoquées les mutilations génitales féminines, les violences domestiques, les questions d’état civil et la situation des migrants et réfugiés, y compris palestiniens

 Le Comité des droits de l’enfant a examiné hier après-midi et ce matin le rapport présenté par l’Égypte au titre de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant.Au cours du dialogue noué entre les membres du Comité et la délégation égyptienne venue soutenir ce rapport, a particulièrement été…
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 and representatives of the United Nations Human Rights, the United Nations Trade and Development, the World…
Meeting Summaries

Civil Society Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in Republic of Korea, Montenegro, Singapore and Estonia

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women was this afternoon briefed by representatives of civil society organizations on the situation of women’s rights in Republic of Korea, Montenegro, Singapore and Estonia, the reports of which the Committee will review this week.In…
Meeting Summaries

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women Opens Eighty-Eighth Session

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning opened its eighty-eighth session, hearing a statement from Ibrahim Salama, Chief, Human Rights Treaties Branch, Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and…
Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Panama’s Child Protection Laws, Ask about Measures to Prevent Online Grooming of Children and Protect Migrant Children in the Darien Gap

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Panama under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. Committee Experts praised the State’s…
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 and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s…
Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Welcome Mali’s Measures to Tackle Poverty, Ask about Efforts to Promote School Safety and Prevent the Use of Children in Armed Conflict

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third to fifth periodic report of Mali, with Committee Experts welcoming the State’s measures to tackle poverty, and raising questions on efforts to promote safety in schools and prevent the use of…
Compte rendu de séance

Le Comité contre la torture clôt les travaux de sa soixante-dix-neuvième session

 Le Comité contre la torture a clos ce matin les travaux de sa soixante-dix-neuvième session, qui se tenait à Genève depuis le 15 avril dernier et au cours de laquelle il a examiné les rapports présentés par l’Autriche, l’Azerbaïdjan, la Finlande, le Honduras, le Liechtenstein et la Macédoine…
Presentation of Credentials

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

Dr. Salma Rasheed, the new Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.A policy and planning professional with 40 years of experience working in the…
Presentation of Credentials

New Permanent Representative of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

 Jo Chol Su, the new Permanent Representative of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 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. Jo…

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