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 the WHO/UNODC/UNDP Global status report on violence prevention 2014 UNDER STRICT EMBARGO UNTIL 10:30 GMT (11:30 GENEVA TIME) ON 10 DECEMBER 2014 For the main report (English only), and related materials (available in several UN languages) please contact the WHO secretariat. Etienne Krug, Director, Department for Management of NCDs, Disability, Violence and Injury Prevention, World Health Organization Sara Sekkenes, Adviser, Conflict Prevention – Partnerships, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, United Nations Development Programme
Concert "Culture for Peace and Human Rights" (10 December) Luis Enrique Chávez Basagoitia, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Peru to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva Miguel Angel Moratinos, President, ONUART Foundation Juan Diego Flores, Tenor, Peru (TBC)
Resettlement and other forms of humanitarian admission for Syrian refugees Following the pledging conference on this topic taking place in Room XVII from 2 to 6pm the same day, the UN refugee agency chief will talk about the need for places and the results of the conference. Further background material and broadcast quality video is available here http://unhcr.org/syriarst/ António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Launch of IPU statistics and trends on human rights abuses of parliamentarians – a year in review. Rogier Huizenga, Head of IPU´s Human Rights Programme
Launch of the World Malaria Report 2014. Embargoed until 00.01 a.m. GMT / 01.01 a.m. CET, Geneva, on Tuesday, 9 December 2014 Dr Pedro L. Alonso, Director of the Global Malaria Programme, WHO Dr Richard Cibulskis, Lead author of World Malaria Report 2014, WHO
Launch of the Global Humanitarian Appeal 2015 to support people affected by disaster and conflict A press package with details of the appeal is expected to be available to the accredited press in the Palais des Nations earlier in the day on Monday 8 December. The material will be embargoed until the end of the press conference Valerie Amos, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
First Global Think Tank Summit, Geneva, 4-6 December 2014 James G. McGann, Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania, USA (Organizer) Thomas Biersteker, the Graduate Institute, Geneva (Organizer) Fatima Harrak, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) (Morocco) Jae-Ha Park, Asian Development Bank Institute (Japan) Fernando Straface, Centro de ImplementaciOn de Politicas Publicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento (Argentina) George C. Varughese, Development Alternatives Group (India) Representative, Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs (TBC)
Launch of the report: "Global Wage Report 2014/2015". under embargo until Thursday, 4 December at 23:00 GMT Sandra Polaski, ILO Deputy Director-General Patrick Belser, main author of the report