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.
Previous Press Conferences
ILO Press Conference
(The report and all associated material and information are under embargo until 01:01 GMT on Wednesday 22 January GMT)
Guy Ryder, Director-General of the ILO
Ekkehard Ernst, Head, Employment Trends Unit, ILO
UNCTAD/ECE Press Conference
(Under embargo until Monday, January 20, 2014 at 5:00 PM CET)
Alfredo Calcagno - UNCTAD - Head - Macroeconomic and Development Policies Branch - Division on Globalization and Development Strategies
Robert C. Shelburne - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe - Senior Economic Officer
OCHA Press Conference
UNWomen Press Conference
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Women Executive Director
Syrian women representing the participants at the meeting
US Permanent Mission press conference
Barbara J. Ryan, Director, Secretariat of the Group on Earth Observations
ITU Press Conference
Ms. Doreen Bogdan, Chief, Strategic Planning and Membership Department, on behalf of the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Ms. Florence Baudry, FerMUN Co-ordinator
Mr. Philippe Launay, President, FerMUN Association
The Joint Special Representative for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi , will speak to the press at around 5.15 p.m. in Room III. Journalists are requested to be in place by 5 p.m.
US Mission - Press Conference
Anne C. Richard, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration
Nancy Lindborg, USAID Assistant Administrator
Geneva International Discussions (Georgia)
Georgia
· Davit Zalkaliani, First Deputy Minister, MFA
Geneva International Discussions (Co-Chairs)
After the meeting on 18 December, a series of press conferences will take place in Room III at the Palais des Nations, starting with :
Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions
· Philippe Lefort, European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and for the crisis in Georgia
· Antti Turunen, United Nations Representative to the Geneva International Discussions and the Joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism
· Andrii Deshchytsia, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for Conflicts