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.
Launch of new report from the Commission: “Out of sight, out of mind: Deaths in detention in the Syrian Arab Republic”. In the Syrian Arab Republic, massive and systematised violence – including the killing of detainees in official and makeshift detention centres – has taken place out of sight, far from the battlefield. This paper examines the killing of detainees, on all sides of the conflict, occurring between 10 March 2011 and 30 November 2015. This document will be shared with you under embargo shortly before the press conference.
Mr. Paulo Pinheiro, Chairperson, Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic Ms. Carla del Ponte, Member of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
Press Conference by the SRSG for International Migration
Update on current UN initiatives on refugees and migration. [Peter Sutherland, United Nations Special Representative of th
] e Secretary-General for International Migration
Concluding Observations on Senegal, Iran, Latvia, Oman, France, Ireland, Peru, Haiti, Zimbabwe, Maldives, Benin, Brunei, Kenya and Zambia
Benyam Mezmur (Chair) Gehad Madi Bernard Gastaud Hynd Ayoubi Idrissi Jorge Cardona
Launch of the WHO Smoke-Free Movies Report.
Films showing tobacco consumption play a major role in influencing many people, especially the young, to start smoking cigarettes and other similar deadly products. The new WHO Smoke-Free Movies Report describes the film industry’s influence on tobacco consumption and calls for actions to curb the powerful impact that movies can have on promoting this deadly habit among children and adolescents. Strict embargo until Monday 1 February 2016 at 2 p.m. (Geneva time)
Dr Armando Peruga, Coordinator, WHO Tobacco Free Initiative
Press Conference on the Humanitarian Situation in Syria
Humanitarian updates on Syria.
Mr. Yacoub El Hillo, UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative for the Syrian Arab Republic Mr. Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council Ms. Hanna Singer, UNICEF Representative in Syria Ms. Elizabeth Hoff, WHO Representative in Syria
Issuing of the Report of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity (ECHO).
Childhood obesity is reach alarming proportions in many countries and poses an urgent and serious challenge. The Commission which was set up in 2014 will present its report and a package of recommendations to address childhood obesity. Strict embargo Monday 25 January 2016 at 2 pm (Geneva time) Sir Peter Gluckman (Commission co-chair, Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand) Dr Sania Nishtar (Commission co-chair, founder and President of Heartfile)
Estimates indicate that the 2015-2016 El Niño phenomenon will impact some 60 million people worldwide. We will present the new WHO El Niño and Health Global Overview, assessing a wide range of health impacts of El Niño. While the adverse climate effects of El Niño are expected to peak in January 2016 and wind down by April, the health consequences will last throughout 2016 and beyond.
Dr Rick Brennan, Director, Emergency Risk Management and Humanitarian Response, WHO