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.
The illicit tobacco trade supplies an estimated 580 billion cigarettes annually, about 10% of total supply, creating major health, economic and security concerns around the world.
In the lead-up to World No Tobacco Day on 31 May, the World Health Organization is calling on countries to combat this trade by adopting the Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products. The Protocol, a supplementary treaty to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), has so far been adopted by seven countries. 40 are needed for the Protocol to come into force.
Dr Douglas Bettcher, Director of the WHO’s Department for the Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases Dr Vera da Costa e Silva, head of the WHO FCTC Secretariat
Press Conference by the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Symposium on "Religions Together for Humanitarian Action - the special role of faith-based actors in reaching out to victims of armed conflicts" (organized in cooperation with the UN secretariat of the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit).
H.E. Albrecht Freiherr von BOESELAGER, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Order Malta Dr. Jemilah MAHMOOD, Chief of Secretariat of the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) H.E. Franco FRATTINI, President of the Italian Society for International Organisation & Former Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Dominique, Prince de LA ROCHEFOUCAULD-MONTBEL, Minister of Health and International Cooperation
Dr Aylward will provide an update on Ebola - including information about decisions taken at the World Health Assembly
Dr Bruce Aylward, WHO Assistant Director-General for Emergencies
Health Systems and early recovery in Ebola affected countries.
Dr Delanyo Dovlo , Director of Health Systems Strengthening, WHO Regional Office for Africa Dr Marie-Paule Kieny, WHO Assistant Director-General for Health Systems and Innovation
Achieving universal health coverage for the largest refugee population on earth: Palestine Refugees
Dr Asaad Ramlawi, Palestinian Deputy Minister of Health Dr Seita Akihiro, UNRWA Health Director & WHO Special Representative
OHCHR Press Conference (Committee against Torture)
Concluding Observations on New Zealand, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Luxembourg, Spain, Serbia, Colombia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Claudio Grossman (Chair) Jens Modvig Alessio Bruni George Tugushi Felice Gaer
OHCHR Press Conference (Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination)
Concluding Observations on France, Guatemala, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sudan, Germany, Denmark
Jose Francisco Cali Tzay (Chair) Anastasia Crickley Ion Diaconu Melhem Khalaf Carlos Vazquez
Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2015 (under embargo until 5:00 am GMT, Thursday, 14 May 2015)
Alfredo Calcagno UNCTAD - Division on Globalization and Development Strategies - Head of the Macroeconomic and Development Policies Branch
2015 is the target year for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This year's World Health Statistics report on progress and make predictions for the achievement of each of the health-related MDGs in every country where data are available.
Published every year since 2005 by WHO, the World Health Statistics are the definitive source of information on the health of the world’s people. It contains data from 194 countries on a range of mortality, disease and health system indicators including life expectancy, illnesses and deaths from key diseases, health services and treatments, financial investment in health, as well as risk factors and behaviours that affect health. Dr Ties Boerma, Director, Health Statistics and Information Systems, WHO Dr Colin Mathers, Coordinator, Department of Mortality and Burden of Disease, WHO
