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Media outlets can request permanent or temporary press accreditation for their correspondents to cover the range of activities taking place at the United Nations Office at Geneva, from meetings of the Human Rights Council and peace talks to other major conferences and events.

Accredited correspondents participate in bi-weekly press briefings chaired by the UN Geneva spokesperson and attended by the spokespeople of UN specialized agencies and programmes based in Geneva. Correspondents also have access to scheduled press conferences, stakeouts and background briefings on an almost daily basis.

The UN Information Service regularly issues press releases and the 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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Previous Press Conferences

UNHCR press conference

The situation of people forcibly displaced by the conflict in Sudan
  • Mamadou Dian Balde, UNHCR Regional Bureau Director for the East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes, and Regional Refugee Coordinator for the Sudan Situation
  • Abdouraouf Gnon Konde, UNHCR Regional Bureau Director for West and Central Africa
  • Ayman Y. Gharaibeh, UNHCR Regional Bureau Director for the Middle East and North Africa      

Minamata Convention on Mercury - UNEP press conference

10 years since the Minamata Convention on Mercury was signed and what to expect from the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention (Geneva, 30 October to 3 November 2023)




  • Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary, Minamata Convention
  • Marianne Bailey, Senior Coordination Officer, Minamata Convention

OCHA press conference

Update on the humanitarian situation in Sudan




  • Clementine Nkweta-Salami, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan

UNCTAD press conference

Publication of the Trade and Development Report 2023

Embargo until Wednesday, 4 October 2023 at 12 (noon) Geneva time


  • Rebeca Grynspan, UNCTAD Secretary General
  • Richard Kozul-Wright, UNCTAD, Director, Division on Globalization and Development Strategies

IOM press conference

Introduction of new IOM Director General, Amy E. Pope
  • Amy E. Pope, IOM Director General and Coordinator of the UN Network on Migration

HRC - Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine



The Commissioners oral update to HRC 25 September 2023
  • Erik Møse, Chair of the Commission
  • Pablo de Greiff, Commissioner
  • Vrinda Grover, Commissioner

OHCHR press conference



Situation of human rights in the Russian Federation
  • Mariana KATZAROVA, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation

HRC -The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Launch of FFM Venezuela’s latest report to the Human Rights Council
  • Marta Valiñas, Chair of the Fact-Finding Mission
  • Francisco Cox Vial, Member of the Fact-Finding Mission
  • Patricia Tappatá Valdez, Member of the Fact-Finding Mission  

HRC- International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia

Launch of the Commission’s latest report to the Human Rights Council
  • Mohamed Chande Othman, Chair of the Commission
  • Steven Ratner, Member of the Commission
  • Radhika Coomaraswamy, Member of the Commission

OHCHR press conference



Impact of unilateral coercive measures on the right to health
  • Prof. Alena Douhan, UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights