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.
On the eve of World Diabetes Day (14 November), the World Health Organization is launching a new initiative aiming to expand access to affordable insulin to treat people with diabetes.
More than 420 million people worldwide, mostly in low- and middle-income countries, live with diabetes. Many require insulin but do not have access, often due to high costs. Emer Cooke, Director of Regulation of Medicines and other Health Technologies, WHO Dr Gojka Roglic, Medical officer/Diabetes expert, WHO
OHCHR Press Conference - Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
74th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Hilary Gbedemah, Chair, CEDAW Gladys Acosta Vargas, Vice-Chair, CEDAW Gunnar Bergby, Member, CEDAW
World Intellectual Property Report 2019: The Global Geography of Innovation: Local Hotspots, Global Networks
Francis Gurry, WIPO Director General Carsten Fink, Chief Economist, WIPO
Press conference on the meeting of the Syrian Constitutional Committee
Interpretation English-Arabic will be provided. Live webcast will be available on http://webtv.un.org/. A live broadcast signal will be made available by UNTV. Geir O. Pedersen, UN Special Envoy for Syria
OHCHR Press Conference - Human Rights Committee (HRC)
127th session of the Human Rights Committee
Ahmed Amin Fathalla (Chair) Tania María Abdo Rocholl (Vice-Chair) Photini Pazartzis (Vice-Chair) Yadh Ben Achour
New Study: Trade and Trade Diversion Effects of US Tariffs on China (Embargoed 5 November at 17:00 GMT)
Study and the press release will be sent on Monday afternoon under embargo Alessandro Nicita, Economist, Division on International Trade, UNCTAD
Press conference requested by the Permanent Missions of the Republic of Turkey, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation
Press Briefing on Astana Guarantors’ Meeting on 29 October 2019
The press conference will be held in English only. The press conference will be webcast live on http://webtv.un.org/. H.E. Mevlut Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey H.E. Sergei Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation H.E. Javad Zarif, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Press Stakeout of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and Other International Organizations
Press stakeout on the eve of the Syrian Constitutional Committee meeting in Geneva
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Levant Affairs and Special Envoy for Syria Joel D. Rayburn
Meeting of the Syrian Constitutional Committee starting on 30 October 2019
Live webcast on http://webtv.un.org/. A live broadcast signal will be made available from UNTV. Journalists are kindly asked to deposit all electronic equipment (cameras, video equipment, etc.) at least one hour before the press conference for a security check. Geir O. Pedersen, Special Envoy for Syria