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.
Launch of the ILO report Implementing the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention No. 169: Towards an inclusive, sustainable and just future
Under embargo until Monday, 3 February at 8:00 p.m. GMT (9:00 p.m. Geneva time) Manuela Tomei, Director, Conditions of Work and Equality Department, International Labour Organization Umberto Cattaneo, Economist, Conditions of Work and Equality Department, International Labour Organization
To coincide with World Cancer Day (4 February), WHO and IARC ( International Agency For Research on Cancer) launches 2 complementary reports on cancer
The "WHO Report on Cancer Setting priorities, investing wisely and providing care for all" aims to set the global agenda on cancer, mobilize stakeholders and help countries set priorities for investing in cancer control and universal health coverage. The IACR "World Cancer Report Cancer research for cancer prevention" focuses on prevention and offers the most comprehensive overview of relevant research available to date.
EMBARGOED until Tuesday, 4 February 2020 00.01 CET Dr Ren Minghui, Assistant Director-General, Universal Health Coverage/Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO Dr Elisabete Weiderpass, Director, IARC Dr Cherian Varghese, Acting Director, Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO Dr André Ilbawi, Technical Officer, Cancer Control, WHO Dr Bernard Stewart, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia
Situation regarding the new Coronavirus
Dr Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Head a.i., Emerging Diseases and Zoonosis, WHO
Presentation of the first UNCTAD Illicit Trade Forum (3–4 February 2020, Palais des Nations)
Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Director, Division on International Trade, UNCTAD Stefano Betti, Deputy Director-General of Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT)
UNSG High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement
Federica Mogherini, Co-Chair of the UN High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement Donald Kaberuka, Co-Chair of the UN High-level Panel on Internal Displacement
Launch of the ILO report "World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2020"
Under embargo until Monday, 20 January at 8:00 p.m. GMT (9:00 p.m. Geneva time) Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization Stefan Kühn, macroeconomist, International Labour Organization
Human Rights Council / Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
Publication of a thematic report by the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic on the human rights of children in the country, covering the period between the beginning of the Commission’s mandate in 2011 to the end of October 2019
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
Presentation of the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2020
Embargoed until Thursday, 16 January 2020 at 5:00 p.m. GMT- 6:00 p.m. Geneva time Published by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the UN Regional Commissions and UNCTAD Richard Kozul-Wright , Director, Division on Globalization and Development Strategies, UNCTAD José Palacin, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Office of the Executive Secretary, UNECE
Humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territory with a focus on Gaza
Jamie McGoldrick, Humanitarian Coordinator for occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)
