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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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MORNING - Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls Calls for a Feminist Human Rights-Based Economy to Tackle the Disproportionate Representation of Women and Girls Living in Poverty Globally

The Working Group on discrimination against women and girls this morning called at the Human Rights Council for a feminist human rights-based economy that enabled and constructed substantive equality, solidarity, and socioeconomic and environmental justice, to tackle the disproportionate…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears of a Worsening Human Rights Landscape in Iran, a Steady Deterioration of the Human Rights Situation in Nicaragua, and that the Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka Continues to Have a Severe Impact on Rights

Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Protection against Violence and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard of a worsening human rights landscape in Iran, a steady deterioration of the…
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MORNING - Myanmar Authorities Must Ensure Full Legal Recognition of the Right to Citizenship of All Rohingya People, Deputy High Commissioner tells Human Rights Council

  Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on his Annual Report The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on human rights violations against Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar, hearing the Deputy High Commissioner for Human…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on the Annual Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Hearing Speakers Raise Concerns about Pushbacks against Women’s Rights, Shrinking Civic Space, and Mitigating Harms of Artificial I

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue on the annual report of Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, which was presented on 19 June, hearing speakers raise concerns about pushbacks against women’s rights, shrinking civic space,…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that the Human Rights Situation in Eritrea Continues to Deteriorate and that Both Israeli and Palestinian Authorities Use Punitive Measures to Silence Palestinian and Israeli Civil Society Members

The Human Rights Council this morning heard that the human rights situation in Eritrea continues to deteriorate and that both Israeli and Palestinian authorities use punitive measures to silence Palestinian and Israeli civil society members.  Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker, Special…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development,…
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AFTERNOON - High Commissioner for Human Rights: the Reckless, Senseless Conflict in Sudan Has Resulted in a Human Rights and Humanitarian Crisis that Is Unfolding at an Alarming Rate and on a Devastating Scale

Council Concludes Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Human Rights of Women and Girls in Afghanistan The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in Sudan, hearing the High Commissioner for Human Rights say that the…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Opens Fifty-Third Session, Hears Presentation of the Annual Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and Holds Dialogue on the Human Rights of Women and Girls in Afghanistan

The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fifty-third regular session, hearing the presentation of the annual report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and holding an enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, with a focus on the rights of…
UN Geneva Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

Rolando Gómez of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva (UNIS) chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,…
Presentation of Credentials

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

Elisa Nkerabirori, the new Permanent Representative of Burundi 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. Nkerabirori has been serving as Burundi’s Ambassador to Switzerland since…

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