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.
New round of Libyan Political Dialogue
Bernardino Leon, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)
WHO press briefing in advance of World Hepatitis Day on 28 July World Hepatitis Day this year focuses on the prevention of viral hepatitis, particularly of hepatitis B and C, which together cause 80% of all liver cancer deaths and kill close to 1.4 million people each year.
Dr Edward Kelley, Director Service Delivery and Safety Department, WHO Dr Stefan Wiktor, Team Lead, Global Hepatitis Programme, WHO
Concluding Observations on Venezuela, UK, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Spain, Canada, Uzbekistan, France
Fabian Salvioli (Chair) Victor Manuel Rodriguez-Rescia Yuval Shany Anja Seibert-Fohr
New report reveals global scale and scope of displacement by disasters (Under strict embargo until 20 July 2015, 11:00 CEST )
Ambassadeur William Lacy Swing, Director General, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) [Alfredo Zamudio, Director, the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) Date/heure: lundi 20 juillet 2015 à 11 heures Lieu: Salle III
Launch of World Health Organization’s Mental Health Atlas 2014 Huge inequalities in access to mental health services exist depending on where people live. On average globally, there is less than one mental health worker per 10 000 people, according to the WHO’s Mental Health Atlas 2014, released today
Dr. Shekhar Saxena, Director of WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Dr. Fahmy Hanna, Technical officer, WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Press briefing by UNAIDS to present major new report on AIDS and Millennium Development Goal 6
Peter Ghys, Director, Strategic Information and Evaluation Mariângela Simão, Director, Rights, Gender, Prevention and Community Mobilization
Press briefing by Roll Back Malaria Partnership and WHO to present new strategy to advance progress toward malaria elimination in line with 2030 development targets, in advance of its unveiling alongside the 3rd International Financing for Development Conference in Addis (13 July)
Dr. Pedro Alonso, Director, Global Malaria Programme, WHO Dr. Fatoumata Nafo-Traore, Executive Director, Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership