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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.

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Previous Press Conferences

OHCHR Press Conference

Concluding observations on Sao Tome and Principe, Kuwait, Moldova, Tuvalu, Lithuania, Paraguay, China, Luxembourg, Monaco
Kirsten Sandberg (Chair)
Benyam Mezmur (Vice Chair)
Jorge Cardona
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OHCHR

IPU Press Conference

Outcome resolutions on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians at 129th Assembly and briefing on two specific human rights cases – Iceland/Wikileaks and Eritrea G11
IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians, name to be confirmed.
Birgitta Jonsdottir, MP, Iceland, IPU Human Rights Case
Tsedal Yohannes, Family of one of the G11 case Petros Solomon
Rogier Huizenga, Head of IPU’s Human Rights Programme
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UNOG

UNECE Press Conference

Press-conference on Post-Disaster Housing on the occasion of World Habitat Day
Sven Alkalaj , UNECE Executive Secretary
Margareta Wahlström, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, UNISDR
Sylvain Labbé, président-directeur général, Bureau de promotion des Produits du bois du Québec (Canada)
Ingrid Lampe, Marketing Manager, Palmako AS (Estonie)
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UNECE

UNHCR Press Conference

Press Conference by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the Chair of the UNHCR Executive Committee at the end of the High-Level Segment on the Syria situation.
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UNHCR

On the occasion of the 64th Annual Meeting of UNHCR Executive Committee's High-Level Segment, the Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs, who is in charge of the issue of refugees in Lebanon, will address the press.


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UNOG

Stakeout requested by the U.S. Mission

Members of the core group of countries bringing the resolution on the human rights and humanitarian situation in Syria before the Human Rights Council plan to hold a press stakeout following action on the resolution September 27.
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UNOG

H.E. Mrs. Hooriah Mashoor, Minister for Human Rights of Yemen, will speak to the press on her national efforts to eradicate child marriages and on the current resolutions on Yemen and on child, early and forced marriages .

H.E. Mrs. Hooriah Mashoor, Minister for Human Rights of Yemen, will speak to the press on her national efforts to eradicate child marriages and on the current resolutions on Yemen and on child, early and forced marriages.
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UNOG

UNCTAD Press Conference

Review of E-commerce Legislation Harmonization in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Torbjörn Fredriksson, Chief, ICT Analysis Section, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD
Cécile Barayre, Programme Manager, E-Commerce and Law Reform, ICT Analysis Section, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD
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UNCTAD

ILO Press Conference


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ILO

WHO Press Conference


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WHO