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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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In Dialogue with Austria, Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome the Establishment of the Police Complaints Office, Ask about High Solitary Confinement Rates in Prisons and Support for Unaccompanied Minors

The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Austria, with Committee Experts welcoming the establishment of the Police Complaints Office, and raising questions concerning high solitary confinement rates in prisons and support for unaccompanied…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Note Albania’s Legislation to Combat Racism in Sport, Ask about Asylum Agreement with Italy and Inclusion of the Roma and Egyptian Populations

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined thirteenth and fourteenth periodic report of Albania, with Committee Experts noting the State’s legislation to combat racism in sport, while asking questions about the asylum agreement with…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio, TV and Webcast Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, UN…
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Committee against Torture Opens Seventy-Ninth Session in Geneva and Re-Elects Claude Heller as its Chairperson

The Committee against Torture this morning opened its seventy-ninth session, which is being held in Geneva from 15 April to 10 May, during which it will review efforts by Austria, Azerbaijan, Finland, Honduras, Liechtenstein and North Macedonia to implement the provisions of the Convention…
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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 United Nations Development Programme, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend San Marino’s Progress in Establishing a National Human Rights Institute, Ask about Efforts to Prohibit Discrimination Based on Skin Colour and Descent and to Prevent Online Hate

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the initial report of San Marino, with Committee Experts commending the State on its progress in establishing a national human rights institute, and inquiring about efforts to develop legislation…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Mexico on Implementing Previous Recommendations, Ask about Implications of the Mayan Train Project on Indigenous Peoples and about Haitian Migrants

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-second to twenty-fourth periodic report of Mexico, with Committee Experts commending the State on implementing their previous recommendations, and asking about the implications of…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, as well as spokespersons and representatives for the UN Trade and Development,…
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens its One Hundred and Twelfth Session in Geneva

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and twelfth session, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Albania, Mexico, Qatar, Republic of Moldova and San Marino. The Committee heard four newly elected members make a solemn…
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Human Rights Council Concludes Fifty-Fifth Regular Session after Adopting 32 Resolutions and Two Decisions

Council Urgently Establishes Group of Three Independent Experts on the Situation of Human Rights in Belarus, Extends 11 Country and Four Thematic Mandates  The Human Rights Council today concluded its fifty-fifth regular session after adopting 32 resolutions, and two decisions.  In these…

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