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.
Earth Day @ 50 focuses on Climate Action
In the 50 years since the first celebration of Earth Day, the physical signs of climate change and impacts on our planet have gathered pace. We just had the hottest five years on record, according to the WMO report “The Global Climate in 2015-2019,” which highlights impacts of climate change and extreme weather on human health and economies. These will be exacerbated by COVID-19, which is making it more difficult to monitor and manage weather, climate and water-related hazards. COVID-19 has led to short-term reductions in pollution but is not a substitute for sustained cuts in greenhouse gases. Professor Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General Dr Omar Baddour, Head, Climate Monitoring
ILO’s preliminary assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on specific economic sectors
Alette van Leur, Director, ILO Sectoral Policy Department (SECTOR) Mariangels Fortuny, head of the Forestry, Agriculture, Construction and Tourism Unit (FACT) Brandt Wagner, head of the Transport and Maritime Sectors Unit (MARITIME) Oliver Liang Head of the Private and Public Services Sectors Unit (SERVICES) Casper N. Edmonds , Head of the Extractives, Energy and Manufacturing Unit (E²M) Christiane Wiskow, Senior Health Services Specialist
Launch of the 2020 Global Report on Food Crises and knock-on effects of COVID-19 pandemic in the hungriest countries
Global Network’s campaign “Food Crises and COVID-19 pandemic” - launch of the 4th edition of the Global Report on Food Crises 2020 and COVID-19 implications in food crisis settings Arif Husain, Chief Economist and Director of Research, Assessment and Monitoring, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Luca Russo, Senior Food Crises Analyst and Strategic Advisor on Resilience, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO
Briefing on the global emergency supply system being set up by WFP on behalf of the global humanitarian community to fight COVID-19. To allow for deeper analysis and exchange about the system, the first 30 minutes will be off-record and on background. The last 15 minutes will be on-record.
Amer Daoudi , WFP Senior Director Common Support Services (logistics) John Crisci, WFP Chief supply chain Steve O’Malley, Chief OCHA COVID Team
Release of a UNIDIR report on the latest trend in autonomous weapons systems: “Swarm Robotics – Technical and Operational Overview of the Next Generation of Autonomous Systems”
Giacomo Persi Paoli, Report author, UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
Launch of the report: ILO Monitor 2nd edition: COVID-19 and the world of work
Under embargo until Tuesday, 7 April 2 p.m. GMT (4 p.m. Geneva time) Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General Sangheon Lee, Director, ILO Employment Policy Department
International Patent System in 2019. International Trademark & Design Systems in 2019. Other results of WIPO in 2019.
Francis Gurry, WIPO Director General
Launch of food security report on West Africa region
Eric Branckaert, WFP Senior Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) Adviser Alexandre Lecuziat, WFP Senior Regional Emergency Preparedness and Response Adviser