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.
The fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, Geneva, Switzerland, from 20 – 24 June 2011 (CICG) Speakers: Michael Stanley Jones, Information Officer Jim Willis, Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
EMBARGOED Pre-Briefing Release of UNHCR's 2010 Global Trends Report (Embargoed till 00:01 GMT on 20 June 2011) Alexander T. Aleinikoff, UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner Tarek Abou Chabake, UNHCR Chief Statistical Analyst
Vote of the new Convention on Domestic Workers Ms Manuela Tomei, Coordinator of the Committee on the Convention on Domestic Workers with the participation of employers' and workers' representatives
Libyan crisis, sub-regional dimension; human rights of the Chadian citizens and African migrants in Libya. Mr. ABDERAMANE DJASNABAILLE, Chadian Minister for Human Rights and the Promotion of Freedom
International commission of inquiry to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding the allegations of serious abuses and violations of human rights committed in Cote d’Ivoire following the presidential election of 28 November 2010 presents its report Mr. Vitit Muntabhorn, Chair of the Commission Mr. Suliman Baldo and Ms. Reine Alapini Gansou, Members of the Commission
UN Special Rapporteur Githu Muigai presents his findings on racism and racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance against Roma, and discrimination based on work and descent, including discrimination based on caste and analogous systems of inherited status. Mr. Githu MUIGAI, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
Briefing by Ms. Bachelet, Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General for UN Women, on the priorities of UN Women and democratic transitions in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Launch of a new report on children in hazardous work Constance Thomas, ILO-IPEC Director (IPEC: International Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour) Susan Gunn, Report author and ILO-IPEC Senior Technical Specialist Frank Hagemann, ILO-IPEC Head of Research and Policy Seiji Machida, Director of ILO Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SAFEWORK).
Press Conference by the SRSG on Sexual Violence in Conflict
SRSG Wallström will share her assessment of the international response to sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict settings, including her recommendations on how to tackle rape as a tactic of war. UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Margot Wallström