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.
12-months of COVID-19: IFRC to warn of “deadly gap” in global plans to equitably roll out COVID-19 vaccines, and to share update on achievements over the past 12 months
WHO will present an overview of WHO activities in response to the Ebola outbreak in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and preparedness work in neighbouring countries in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic
Dr Ibrahima Soce Fall, Assistant Director-General, Emergency Response, WHO
Dr Michel Yao, Director, Strategic Health Operations, WHO
Dr Georges Alfred Ki-Zerbo, WHO Representative in Guinea
Findings of the investigation conducted by the Special Rapporeur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedeom of opinion and expression into the case of A. Navalny
Agnès Callamard, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (virtual participation)
Irene Khan, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedeom of opinion and expression (in person at the podium, Room XIV)
William Bordon, lawyer of A. Navalny (virtual participation)
Jacques Maire, Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (virtual participation)
A live broadcast signal will be made available directly from UNTV through feed points in room S-80 (Radio Studio), and can be downlinked from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
Human Rights Council / International Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
Launch of the mandated special report by the International Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic presenting their findings and analysis regarding arbitrary imprisonment and detention over the course of the conflict and continuing trends in the country, covering the period from March 2011 to December 2020.
Paulo Pinheiro, Chairperson, Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
Karen Abuzayd, Member of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
Hanny Megally, Member of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic