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.
Press conference from the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Forty-Third Session of the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/43/61)
Javaid Rehman, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
The COVID-19 Shock: a Story of Another Global Crisis Foretold and what policy makers should be doing about it
Embargoed until 9 March at 6 p.m. Geneva time Richard Kozul-Wright, Director, Division on Globalization and Development Strategies, UNCTAD Nelson Barbosa, Senior Economist, Division on Globalization and Development Strategies, UNCTAD
Launch of the ILO report “Global Employment Trends for Youth 2020: Technology and the future of jobs
Under embargo until Monday, 9 March at 8 p.m. GMT (9 p.m. Geneva time) Sangheon Lee, Director, Employment Policy Department Sukti Dasgupta, Chief, Employment and Labour Market Policies Branch, Employment Policy Department
Update on WHO Ebola operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Dr Ibrahima-Soce FALL, Assistant Director-General, Emergency Response, WHO
Press conference from the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
Human rights impact of policies and practices aimed at preventing and countering violent extremism
Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
Right to food
At the end of her six years tenure, the UN expert’s on the right to food will offer her insight into the global state of the right to food and show that despite the Sustainable Development Goal of “zero hunger” and malnutrition by 2030, the realization of the right to food remains a distant, if not impossible, reality for far too many. She will present her final report which offers a critical perspective on the trends that have led to this reality and a review of new developments that have the potential to change the status quo. Hilal Elver, Special Rapporteur on the right to food
Impacts of COVID-19 on global value chains: UNCTAD analysis
Embargoed until 4 March at 6 p.m. Geneva time Pamela Coke-Hamilton, UNCTAD, Director, Division on International Trade and Commodities Alessandro Nicita, Economist, Division on International Trade and Commodities, UNCTAD