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
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.
UNECA Press Conference
Potential as a Pole of Global Growth"
Mr. Magdi Farahat (Ph.D.), Principal Advisor on Trade, Geneva Inter-Regional
Advisory Services, UNECA
ILO Press Conference
(Under embargo until Tuesday, 10 July at 22:01 GMT)
Raymond Torres, Director of the ILO International Institute for Labour Studies
Human Rights Council Press Conference
UNCTAD Press Conference
(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
UNCTAD/UNDESA Press Conference
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
WIPO Press Conference
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
OHCHR Press Conference
Mr. Richard Falk, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967
Press Conference by the Secretary of State of the United States of America, H.E. Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton - Action Group for Syria, 30 June 2012