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.
Global Employment Trends for Youth August 2010 Special issue on the impact of the global economic crisis on youth Embargo 00h01 12 August 2010 (Geneva time) Sara Elder, Economist, Employment Trends Unit Steven Kapsos, Economist, Employment Trends Unit
The situation in Pakistan (via telephone) Manuel Bessler, Head of Office, OCHA Pakistan Nicola Bennett, Senior Humanitarian Affairs Officer, OCHA Pakistan
Human Rights Committee - Concluding observations on reports and country situation: Cameroon, Colombia, Estonia and Israel. Yuji Iwasawa (Chairman of the Committee), Christine Chanet, Iulia Motoc, Krister Thelin, Fabian Salvioli, Michael O'Flaherty and Zonke Majodina.
The 12th round of the Geneva International Discussions will take place in Geneva on Tuesday, 27 July 2010. After the meeting, a series of press conferences will take place in Room III, Palais des Nations. The press conferences will last approximately 30 minutes each and will follow each other in the order shown below. They should start at approximately 5:00 p.m. (time TBC).
1) Three Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions Pierre Morel, Special Representative of the European Union Antti Turunen, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Georgia Bolat Nurgaliev, Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office
2) Georgia Giorgi Bokeria, First Deputy Foreign Minister Sergi Kapanadze, Director of the Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Shota Utiashvili, Department Head, Ministry of Internal Affairs
3) Russian Federation Grigory Karasin, State Secretary, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Head of delegation
Subject: Presentation of the 2010 World Investment Report: Investing in a Low-carbon Economy - (embargoed 22/07/10 at 5:00 pm GMT) Speakers: Supachai Panitchpakdi, UNCTAD Secretary General James Zhan, Director of the UNCTAD Division on Investment and Enterprise