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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 - Human Rights Council Holds General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building

  The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on technical assistance and capacity building. Francesco Motta, Chief of the Asia Pacific Section at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, presented the report of the Secretary-General on Cambodia, the report of…
Presentation of Credentials

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

  Boris Latour, the new Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda 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 as Permanent Representative, Mr. Latour…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Discusses Reports on the Philippines and the Central African Republic under Technical Assistance and Capacity Building

  Hears the Presentation of Reports on Cambodia, Georgia and Yemen   The Human Rights Council this afternoon, under its agenda item 10 on technical assistance and capacity building, held an enhanced interactive dialogue on the report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the…
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Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend Tajikistan’s Labour Inspectorate, Ask About High Levels of Corruption and External Debt

  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Tajikistan, with Committee Experts commending the State for the number of cases examined by its labour inspectorate, and asking about the State’s high levels of…
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MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Holds Separate Interactive Dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia and the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Somalia

  The Human Rights Council, in a midday meeting, held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, and the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, both under its agenda item on technical assistance and…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in South Sudan, Concludes Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

  The Human Rights Council this morning continued with its agenda item on technical assistance and capacity building, holding an interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in South Sudan and concluding the enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in the…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Discusses the Situation of Human Rights in Ukraine and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo under its Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Agenda Item

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue on the report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Ukraine, as well as an enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of…
Meeting Summaries

Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Note Guatemala’s COVID-19 Pandemic Economic Recovery , Ask About Measures to Address Malnutrition

  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Guatemala, with Committee Experts noting Guatemala’s fast economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, and asking about measures to address malnutrition. One…
UN Geneva Press Briefing

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Refugee Agency,…
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MORNING Human Rights Council Concludes General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance

  The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on agenda item nine on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related forms of intolerance: follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. In the general debate, many speakers…

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