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.
Concluding Observations by the Human Rights Committee on Bangladesh, Serbia, Turkmenistan, Italy, Thailand and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Mr. Yuji Iwasawa (Chair) Mr. Yuval Shany (Vice-Chair)
WHO and UNICEF will brief on synchronized polio vaccination campaigns in 13 African countries starting on 25 March to put an end to polio on the continent.
Michel Zaffran, Director, Polio Eradication, WHO Sahar Hegazi, Communications for Development Specialist, UNICEF
WHO will be holding a briefing on World Tuberculosis Day 2017 on 23 March at 11h00 CET. 2017 is the second year of a two-year "Unite to End TB" campaign for World TB Day. This year, WHO is placing a special focus on uniting efforts to "Leave No One Behind" in access to TB care, including actions to overcome the barriers of stigma, discrimination and marginalization. New guidance will be released on this occasion, to ensure that the implementation of the End TB Strategy is in line with sound ethical standards, and protects the rights of those affected especially the most vulnerable and marginalized.
Moderator: Dr. Ren Minghui, Assistant Director-General HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, WHO Dr. Mario Raviglione, Director, Global TB Programme, WHO Dr. Ernesto Jaramillo, Medical Officer, Global TB Programme, WHO Dr. Andreas Reis, Technical Officer, Global Health Ethics, WHO
UNDP is launching its flagship publication, the 2016 Human Development Report, on March 21st at 3 p.m. in Stockholm. This year the HDR title is “Human Development for all” and focuses on those who are excluded from human development and the reasons for this exclusion. The report makes recommendations and presents examples of successful national policies that contributed to sustain and increase human development to achieve the 2030 Agenda.
HDRO Director will walk the journalists through the report and answer their questions. Selim Jahan, Human Development Report Office Director, UNDP, will join by skype
Press Conference by the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine
Press conference with Issa Amro on Human Rights Defenders in Palestine.
Rana Arrabi, Third Secretary at the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine Issa Amro, Human Rights Defender and activist based in Hebron
The world today needs collective development interventions more than ever as we tackle major challenges, such as the looming and potentially catastrophic famine in Africa. Thankfully, the global community has a very important tool in its arsenal to help take on crisis—the International Development Association, IDA. In December of last year, the international community came together for the global good with a $75 billion commitment for IDA for the next three years, financing life-saving and life-changing operations in regions all over the world. The replenishment includes financing innovations—going to the capital markets for the first time—and pushes the envelope on innovative investments in the world’s poorest countries.
Axel van Trotsenburg, Vice President, Development Finance, World Bank Group
Press Conference by the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations
Unaccompanied children on the move: preserving their dignity and their rights.
Reverend Father Fabio Baggio, Co-Undersecretary, Migrant and Refugee Section, Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development of the Holy See Reverend Father Michael Czerny, Co-Undersecretary, Migrant and Refugee Section, Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development of the Holy See Monsignor Robert J. Vitillo, Secretary General of International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC)