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.
Press Conference by the United States Permanent Mission
Additional U.S. Contributions to Humanitarian Efforts for the Syria crisis and U.S. Participation in High Level Meetings on the Syria and Iraq crises. Jeremy Konyndyk: Director, Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance Kelly Clements: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
Geneva Climate Change Conference Ilze Pruse, Head of the Latvian Delegation to the EU Elina Bardram, Head of the EU Delegation from the European Commission
Planning for climate migration Jose Riera, Special Advisor to Director of International Protection, UNHCR Bernd Hemingway, Director, Department of Migration Management, IOM Koko Warner, Lead Scientist, United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, UNU-EHS Alfredo Zamudio, Director, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, (NRC)
Attacks against girls seeking to access education - new report by the UN Human Rights Office on the increasing regularity of such attacks. Jane Connors, Director of the Research and Right to Development Division at the UN Human Rights Office Veronica Birga, Chief of the Women’s Human Rights and Gender Section at the UN HumanRights Office
Briefing on Ebola. Dr. David Nabarro, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Ebola Dr. Bruce Aylward, WHO Assistant Director-General, Polio and Emergencies
Launch of the 2015 Humanitarian Action for Children + Update on the situation of children in Syria and in Ebola affected countries Ms. Afshan KHAN, Director, Office of Emergency Programmes (Just back from Syria and Lebanon) Mr. Peter SALAMA, UNICEF Global Ebola Emergency Coordinator