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.
From Somalia to Syria, Pakistan, Madagascar and Yemen, hunger is on the rise. The international armed conflict between Ukraine and Russia has greatly disrupted global food supply systems as well as future harvests.
Presidents of ICRC and IFRC will speak to the growing hunger needs they are seeing across the world and make a joint call for urgent action ahead of the UN General Assembly in New York.
UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities presents findings on Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Lao, New Zealand, Singapore, and Ukraine
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination’s press conference to present findings on USA, Azerbaijan, Benin, Nicaragua, Slovakia, Zimbabwe and Suriname