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.
Launch of the 2011 Global Overview of Internal Displacement report Speakers: Kate Halff, Head, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) Elisabeth Rasmusson, Secretary General, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Joint Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) )] UNHCR expert briefing on 2011 global overview of internal displacement in 2011[ Speakers:<r> Nina M Birkeland, IDMC’s Head of Policy and Research Department Louise Aubin, Deputy Director, Division of International Protection, UNHCR
Launch a new report on Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-water: WHO and UN Water - Michel Jarraud, Chairman of UN Water; and Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) - Maria Neira, Director, Public Health and Environment, World Health Organization (WHO) - Madoka Saji, Human Rights Officer, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights - Lucia Henry, Policy and Partnership, Pan-African Intergovernmental Agency - Water and Sanitation for Africa
Launch of a joint WHO and Alzheimer's Disease International ( ADI) report: "Dementia, a Public Health Priority". Dr Shekhar Saxena, Director Mental Health and Substance Abuse, WHO Marc Wortmann, Executive Director, ADI
The multiple crises stalking vulnerable communities in the Sahel Anthony Lake, Executive Director, UNICEF Margaret Chan, Director-General, WHO António Guterres, High Commissioner, UNHCR
Press Briefing by Ahmad Fawzi, Spokesperson for the Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on Syria Kofi Annan (en anglais)
Press Briefing by Ahmad Fawzi, Spokesperson for the Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on Syria Kofi Annan (en anglais)
The Intergovernmental Negotiating Body on a Protocol on Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (INB) closed today its fifth and final session. What are the outcomes? Mr. Ian Walton-George, Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body ( INB) Dr. Haik Nikogosian, Head, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Secretariat
Press Conference by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
Briefing on the United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine (UNOG, 3 and 4 April 2012) H.E. Mr. Abdou Salam Diallo, Permanent Representative of Senegal to the UN in New York, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People H.E. Mr. Issa Qaraqe, Palestinian Authority Minister for Prisoners' Affairs H.E. Mr. Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the UN in New York