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.
WWF will present the latest research on the state of the environment from its flagship Living Planet Report. WWF's new Director General, Marco Lambertini, will introduce the report one week after the UN Climate Summit and in advance of critical UN meetings on biodiversity, climate and development. Salman Bal, Counsellor, Swiss Mission to the UN in Geneva Marco Lambertini, Director General, WWF International
Launch of IOM report “Fatal Journeys : Tracking Lives Lost During Migration” Franck Laczko, Head Migration Research Division, IOM, and author of the report Leonard Doyle, Head, Division Media and Communication, IOM
Briefing on current humanitarian needs and challenges in Gaza and the West Bank James W. Rawley, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the occupied Palestinian territory
Overview on child protection issues in Iraq, Palestine and Syria (+UNICEF sustainable response) Susan Bissell, Chief of Child Protection, Programme Division, UNICEF
WHO BRIEFS ON TRENDS OF EBOLA VIRUS OUTBREAK; PROJECTS IN UPCOMING WEEKS Nearly six months after the World Health Organization (WHO) was notified of the first case in the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa, experts from WHO and Imperial College will brief on their upcoming New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) article outlining the epidemiological trends thus far in the outbreak and project expected case numbers for the coming weeks if control measures are not enhanced Please note the entire press briefing is under strict embargo until Tuesday 23 September at 06.01 am Geneva time ( to coincide with the NEJM publication) Dr Christopher Dye, Director of Strategy, Office of the Director-General, WHO and co-author of the NEJM article Professor Christl Donnelly, Professor of Statistical Epidemiology, Imperial College London, MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling and co-author of the NEJM article
Christians in the Middle East: Citizenship, Human Rights and Their Future H.B. Louis Raphaël I Sako, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church H.B. Ignace III Yousif Yunan, Patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church of Antioch H.E. Mons. Silvano Tomasi, Head of the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the UN
An Ebola virus disease has severely affected West Africa, especially Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, and claimed thousands of lives across the region. The United Nations and its partners are scaling up their efforts to address the outbreak and mitigate its impact in the region. Following a briefing to Member States, Dr. David Nabarro, UN System Senior Coordinator for Ebola, Valerie Amos, Emergency Relief Coordinator and USG for Humanitarian Affairs and Bruce Aylward, Assistant Director-General for Polio, Emergencies and Country Collaboration (World Health Organization) will brief the press.
Presentation of latest report by the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic to the Human Rights Council, covering the period between mid-January and mid-July plus the latest developments of the human rights situation in Syria · Mr. Paulo Pinheiro, Chairperson, Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic · Ms. Carla del Ponte, Member of the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic · Ms. Karen Abuzayd, Member of the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic · Mr. Vitit Muntarbhorn, Member of the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
