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.
OHCHR Press Conference (Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)
The Special Rapporteur presents his first report to the Human Rights Council since the Commission of Inquiry on human rights in DPRK completed its work in March 2014. He stresses the international law implications of the Commission’s findings and the international community’s responsibility to protect. The report also discusses the qualitative differences in responses that are required of the Member States, the concerned and neighbouring countries, the United Nations system. Mr. Marzuki Darusman, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Geneva International Discussions The 28th round of the Geneva International Discussions will take place on 17 and 18 June 2014. After the meeting on 18 June, a series of press conferences will take place in Room III at the Palais des Nations. The press conferences will last approximately 30 minutes each and will follow each other in the order shown below. They should start at approximately 5 p.m. 1) Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions • Herbert Salber, Designated European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia • Antti Turunen, United Nations Representative to the Geneva International Discussions and the Joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism • Angelo Gnädinger, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus
Geneva International Discussions The 28th round of the Geneva International Discussions will take place on 17 and 18 June 2014. After the meeting on 18 June, a series of press conferences will take place in Room III at the Palais des Nations 2) Georgia • Davit Zalkaliani, First Deputy Minister, MFA
Embargoed – May not be used before 0500 GMT, 20 June 2014 Launch of UNHCR’s annual Global Trends Report - the main annual report on global forced displacement, covering numbers, analysis, and trend indicators on refugees, asylum applications, internal displacement, and statelessness.< > António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Tarek Abou Chabake, Senior Statistician, UNHCR
Presentation of update by Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic covering the latest developments of the human rights situation in Syria between mid-February to mid-June 2014; to be presented to the Human Rights Council on Tuesday, 17 June · Mr. Paulo Pinheiro, Chairperson, 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
Launch of CITES report: Elephant Conservation, Illegal Killing and Ivory Trade John Scanlon, Secretary-General CITES Tom de Meulenaer, Senior Scientific Officer, CITES Ben Janse van Rensburg, Chief of Enforcement Support