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.
Previous Press Conferences
OHCHR Press Conference - Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Hilary Gbedemah, Chair, CEDAW Gladys Acosta Vargas, Vice-Chair, CEDAW Gunnar Bergby, Member, CEDAW
WIPO Press conference
Francis Gurry, WIPO Director General Carsten Fink, Chief Economist, WIPO
OSE Press conference
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)
Ahmed Amin Fathalla (Chair) Tania María Abdo Rocholl (Vice-Chair) Photini Pazartzis (Vice-Chair) Yadh Ben Achour
UNCTAD Press conference
Study and the press release will be sent on Monday afternoon under embargo
Alessandro Nicita, Economist, Division on International Trade, UNCTAD
Press Stakeout of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and Other International Organizations
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Levant Affairs and Special Envoy for Syria Joel D. Rayburn
WFP Press conference
- Herve Verhoosel, WFP Senior Spokesperson
Press conference requested by the Permanent Missions of the Republic of Turkey, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation
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
OSE Press conference
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
UNCTAD Press conference (under embargo)
Embargo until Wednesday, 30 October 2019 at 5:00 p.m. GMT
Shamika Sirimanne, Director, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD Frida Youssef, Chief, Transport Section, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD