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.
Children with disabilities are almost four times more likely to experience violence than non-disabled children, according to a review commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) and to be published in the medical journal The Lancet. (Under embargo until Thursday, 12 July 2012 at 00:01 GMT) Dr Tom Shakespeare, WHO Technical Officer, Disability and Rehabilitation Dr Christopher Mikton, WHO Technical Officer, Violence Prevention
Stakeout by the Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States for Syria, Mr. Kofi Annan, following his briefing to the Security Council.
Launch of the Economic Report on Africa 2012, "Unleashing Africa's Potential as a Pole of Global Growth" Mr. Magdi Farahat (Ph.D.), Principal Advisor on Trade, Geneva Inter-Regional Advisory Services, UNECA
Launch of the study: "Eurozone job crisis: Trends and policy responses" (Under embargo until Tuesday, 10 July at 22:01 GMT) Raymond Torres, Director of the ILO International Institute for Labour Studies
Press briefing with Ambassador Laura Dupuy Lasserre, President of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the conclusion of the 20th session of the U.N. Human Rights Council
Presentation of the World Investment Report 2012 (Report under embargo until 5 July at 5 p.m. GMT. Chapter 4 of the World Investment Report 2012, on the Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development, is exempt from the embargo) James Zhan - UNCTAD - Director - Division on Investment and Enterprise
Presentation of the World Economic and Social Survey 2012: In Search of New Development Finance (published by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs) - Embargo, 5 July 2012, 3:00 p.m. GMT Heiner FLASSBECK - UNCTAD - Director - Division on Globalization and Development Strategies Manuel MONTES - UNDESA - Former Chief of Development Strategies and Policy Analysis - Senior Advisor on Finance and Development, The South Centre
Release of the Global Innovation Index 2012 (GII), an annual innovation-based ranking of 141 emerging and industrialized countries Francis Gurry, WIPO Director General Soumitra Dutta, Roland Berger Professor of Business and Technology and Academic Director of eLab, INSEAD Werner J. Bauer, Executive Vice President, Executive Board and Chief Technology Officer (Head of Innovation, Technology, Research and Development), Nestlé S.A., Switzerland
Human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories Mr. Richard Falk, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967
(ENGLISH TRANSLATION) Press Conference by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Sergey V. Lavrov - Action Group for Syria, 30 June 2012