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 data on measles mortality - New data shows that progress towards the elimination of measles has stalled and that large outbreaks of the highly contagious disease are placing hard-earned gains at risk. The latest figures will be published in this week’s WHO Weekly Epidemiological Report and in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. EMBARGO –Embargoed until 1:00pm/13h00 (EST, Atlanta) / 07:00pm/19h00 (CET, Geneva) on Thursday, 13 November 2014 Dr Robert Perry, WHO Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals
WHO Guidelines on Indoor Air Quality : Household Fuel Combustion. WHO’s new Guidelines on Indoor Air Quality: Household Fuel combustion set targets for reducing health-damaging household pollutants and offer greater clarity that unprocessed coal and kerosene should not be used in the home as they severely pollute the indoor air and create fire, burns and poisoning risks. Maria Neira, Director, Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health Department, WHO Carlos Dora, Coordinator, Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health, WHO Nigel Bruce, Professor of Public Health, University of Liverpool and WHO Consultant in Air Quality and Health Heather Adair-Rohani, Technical Officer, Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health, WHO
Background briefing on 2nd International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), 19-21 November, 2014, Rome. Dr Francesco Branca, Director, WHO Department of Nutrition Ms. Xiangjun Yao, Director of the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva
WHO has developed new protocol to provide information on the safe management of burial of patients who died from suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease Dr. Pierre FORMENTY, Team Lead - Emerging and Epidemic Zoonotic Diseases team, WHO Asiya ODUGLEH-KOLEV, Technical Officer, Global Capacities, Alert and Response, WHO Panu SAARISTO, Senior Officer, Emergency Health Coordinator, IFRC
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Concluding Observations on: Venezuela, Poland, China, China Hong Kong, China Macao, Ghana, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Guinea, Solomon Islands Nicole Ameline (Chair) Yoko Hayashi Silvia Pimentel
“Ageing well” must be a global priority A major new Series on health and ageing, to be published in The Lancet on 6 November, warns that unless health systems find effective strategies to address the problems faced by an ageing world population, the growing burden of chronic disease will greatly affect the quality of life of older people. As people across the world live longer, soaring levels of chronic illness and diminished wellbeing are poised to become a major global public health challenge Material under embargo until : 01:01 CET Thursday 6 November, 2014 Dr Tiers Boerma Series author and Director, Department of Health Statistics and Information Systems, WHO Dr Somnath Chatterji, Series author and Coordinator, Department of Health Statistics and Information Systems, WHO Dr Islene Araujo de Carvalho, Senior Policy and Strategy Adviser, Department of Ageing and Life Course, WHO
WHO recommends expanding access to naloxone to reduce deaths from opioid overdose Dr Nicolas Clark, Medical Officer, WHO department of Management of Substance Abuse
Launch of UNHCR’s Global Statelessness Campaign Please note that the contents of the press conference may not be used until the lifting of embargo time of 0500 GMT on Tuesday November 4th António Guterres UN High Commissioner for Refugees
WHO’s latest recommendations in relation to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for current Ebola outbreak Dr. Edward Kelley, Director, Service Delivery and Safety, WHO
Human Rights Committee: Concluding Observations on Sri Lanka, Burundi, Haiti, Malta, Montenegro, Israel Nigel Rodley – Chairperson Yadh Ben Achour Cees Flinterman Gerald Neuman